Arroz a La Cubana
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1⁄2 kg ground beef (use sirloin or top round)
- 3 carrots, cut in small cubes
- 3 potatoes, cut in small cubes
- 1⁄2 cup peas
- 2 small bell peppers, cut in thin strips (red and green bell peppers make the dish look festive)
- 2 tablespoons raisins (optional)
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- finely chopped fresh parsley, to taste
- 1 pinch basil
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
- salt and pepper
- 6 eggs, fried sunny-side-up
- 4 large plantains, each sliced diagonally into 3, fried
directions
- Heat a heavy skillet. Add 1/4 cup of cooking oil. Heat to smoking point. Add the cubed potatoes and carrots. Stir-fry until the edges turn light brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
- Pour off the oil from the skillet. Add ground beef, breaking it up. Lightly season with salt and pepper, add soy sauce. Cook over high heat until the meat is no longer pink.
- Add the garlic, chopped onions, bell peppers and raisins, if using. Cook, stirring, just until the vegetables start to soften. Add bay leaf.
- Add the tomato sauce. Stir to blend well. Add peas. Stir and cook then add in the stir-fried carrots and potatoes. Simmer to absorb the sauce. Add the basil and parsley. Give it one last stir then turn off the heat. Remove bay leaf.
- Serve with rice, an egg and fried bananas on the side.
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I live in Victoria, British Columbia. I am happily married to the most wonderful guy on earth:) Aside from being a wanna be chef, I am also a wanna be children's book author, and a famous crooner in the shower aside from being a frustrated painter/illustrator and a real trying hard golfer.
I love experimenting with different dishes from countries all over the world. I am constantly experimenting with new recipes and different types of fresh herbs and spices.
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