If you are looking for a simple, yet wholesome style of cooking, we would like to introduce you to food from the Dominican Republic!  Cookbooks from Mexico often have recipes that are too spicy for some.  European cooking can often be complicated, but cooking from the Dominican Republic is wholesome and easy..Unlike some other styles of Caribbean food, this wonderful Latin American country has a unique style of delicious food not found anywhere else.  Some people think it is the best food in all of Latin America!

1½ Cups of rice (washed with water),  ½ can of sweet corn
1 whole carrot - grated,  1 teaspoon of salt,  1 tablespoon of cold butter,  2 tablespoons of corn oil,  ½ cup of chicken consommé,  1½ cups of water
 
 

In a saucepan or deep frying pan, add 2 tablespoon of oil, salt, and grated carrots. Sauté over a medium flame until the carrot changes its coloration from a less bright color.  Next add the ½ cup of chicken consommé and 1½ cup of water.  Wait for the contents to come to a boil.

Add the washed raw rice, and blend together on the stove for 1 minute. Cover the saucepan with a lid, reduce the flame- allowing the contents to simmer for about 10 minutes.  After this time you will add ½ can of sweet corn, blending it together with the rice and other contents. Replace your lid and return to the stove with a low flame for an additional 18 minutes.  Add 1 Tablespoon of cold butter, blend and your Arroz del Sol Dominicano is ready