Arroz a La Cubana
- Author: The Peach Kitchen
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 small onion,chopped
- 100g ground pork
- 100g ground beef
- 1 piece of small carrot,cut in small cubes
- 1 piece small potato, cut into small cubes
- 1 small bell pepper, cut into thin strips
- 2 tbsp raisins
- 1/4 cup tomato sauce
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 Bay leaf
- 2 pinches of basil (I used dried Basil)
- 1/2 tbsp parsley (I used dried also)
- 1/4 cup Canola Oil (this is what’s available)
- salt and pepper
- 2 pc of plantain,sliced diagonally into three and fried
- 2 pcs. egg, fried sunny side up
- Heat a skillet.Add 1/4 cup of Canola oil.Fry the carrots and the potatoes until the edges turn light-brown then set it aside.
- Pour off some of the oil from the skillet and sauté onion and garlic.Add ground pork and ground beef. Stir-fry until pork and beef are golden brown.
- Lightly season with salt and pepper and soy sauce.
- Add the bell pepper and raisins.Add bay leaf when veggies start to soften.
- Add the tomato sauce.Stir-well and let it simmer.
- Add the carrots and potatoes,let it simmer a little to absorb sauce.
- Add the basil and parsley.Stir to blend well.
- Seve it with rice, fried egg and the fried bananas. Enjoy!