Arroz a la Cubana

Arroz a la Cubana is a Spanish dish consisting of white rice, fried egg, fried bananas and tomato sauce and does not include meat. The Filipino version of arroz a la cubana is quite distinctive because it contains sauteed ground meat usually pork and beef. This is a really nice and complete meal which you can eat during breakfast which is a bit heavy and also you can eat it for lunch or dinner. You can use plantain or saba bananas, but I think saba is more preferable.

To cook arroz ala cubana; Sauté the garlic, sliced tomato and onions in oil. Then add the ground beef and pork until slightly brown and cooked. Add the other ingredients, raisins, pepper and salt. In a plate arrange the molded rice in a circular fashion and put the cooked meat in the center. Garnish with bananas, sweet potatoes and fried egg on top.

How to Cook Arroz a la Cubana

 

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

30 mins

Total time

45 mins

 

Author: Manny

Recipe type: Rice Recipes

Cuisine: Filipino/Cuban

Serves: 6 servings

Ingredients

• ¼ kilo ground pork
• ¼ kilo ground beef
• 2 tbsp. cooking oil
• 1 tbsp. garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp. small onion, sliced thinly
• 1 large tomato, sliced
• ¼ cup raisins
• ¼ tsp. ground pepper
• 1 tsp. salt
• 6 cups newly cooked rice, molded using the cups
• 1 fried saba banana, sliced crosswise
• ½ cup boiled sweet potatoes (peeled and cut into cubes)
• 1 fried egg (sunny side up)

Instructions

How to cook arroz ala cubana:

1. Sauté the garlic, sliced tomato and onions in oil.
2. Then add the ground beef and pork until slightly brown and cooked.
3. Add the other ingredients, raisins, pepper and salt.
4. In a plate arrange the molded rice in a circular fashion and put the cooked meat in the center.
5. Garnish with bananas, sweet potatoes and fried egg on top. Serve hot.

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