arroz cubana (cuban-style rice)
(1 rating)
Another Filipino favorite. Everybody in the family loves this. A complete meal by itself. The Philippines was a colony of Spain for more than 300 years. 80 percent of Filipino dishes can be traced to Spain and its other colonies such as Mexico, Cuba and Puerto Rico.
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(1 rating)
yield
4 - 6
prep time
20 Min
cook time
40 Min
Ingredients For arroz cubana (cuban-style rice)
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8 Tbspcorn oil, divided
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1 Tbspgarlic, minced
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1/4 cshallots, minced
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1 ccanned diced tomatoes and green chilies, undrained
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1/4 cbottled roasted peppers, diced
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1/2 lbground pork
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1/2 lbground beef
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2 tsppaprika
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2 tspturmeric, ground
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3bay leaves, dried
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1/2 craisins
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1 tspsalt and pepper
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1 cfrozen peas, carrots, corn, thawed
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4ripe plantain bananas, peeled, sliced across; then sliced lenghtwise to make 16 pieces
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4large eggs
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4 crice, cooked and hot
How To Make arroz cubana (cuban-style rice)
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1In a large skillet or casserole heat 3 tbsp. oil and saute garlic until light brown. Add shallots and cook until translucent. Add tomatoes and roast peppers and cook for 5 minutes.
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2Stir in ground pork and beef and cook until meat mixture is brown. Add paprika and turmeric, stirring thoroughly. Add bay leaves, raisins and salt and pepper; stir continuously. Add peas, carrots and corn mix. Continue stirring until all ingredients blend. Simmer for about 5 minutes.
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3In a separate skillet, heat 3 tbsp. oil and fry plantain slices until cooked. Remove from heat, drain in paper towels, and set aside. Add 2 tbsp. oil in same skillet and fry 4 eggs (individually or in twos) sunny-side up. Set Aside.
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4In 4 individual dinner plates, assemble the rice, meat mixture, fried eggs and plantains as follows: Prepare a mound of cooked steaming rice in the center of each plate (use a bowl to mold the rice for a better presentation). Carefully spoon the meat mixture on top of rice. Top with perfectly cooked sunny-side eggs. Lay fried bananas on sides of rice mound.
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