Cuban White Rice Food

ARROZ ALA CUBANA

Steps:

• In a pan over medium heat, heat about 1 tablespoon of the oil. Add onions and garlic and cook until softened.
• Add ground beef and cook, breaking apart with the back of a spoon, for about 10 to 15 minutes until lightly browned. Drain excess fat.
• Add tomato sauce, soy sauce, water, and sugar. Bring to a boil for about 1 to 2 minutes, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
• Lower heat, cover, and simmer until meat is cooked through and liquid is mostly reduced.
• Add green peas and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes or until heated through. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• In a pan over medium heat, heat about 1/4 cup of oil.
• Peel bananas and slice lengthwise. Add bananas and cook, turning once or twice, until golden and lightly crisp. Remove from pan and drain on paper towels.
• In the pan, add eggs and cook sunny side up, with the white part set and the yolks runny.
• Serve the minced beef with steamed rice, fried bananas, and fried eggs.

CUBAN FLUFFY WHITE RICE

Steps:

• 1. In a heavy pot rinse the rice in cool water twice. Drain all the water. Place the pot on the burner add the two and a half cups water to the rice along with the oil, garlic, and salt. Stir well. Turn on the flame onto medium to high. Just as soon as the rice starts to boil cover with a tight fitting lid and reduce heat to medium to low. cook this way for about 20/25 minutes. Uncover after twenty five minutes stir with a fork and cover again and continue to cook until 35 minutes have passed. Taste to see if you have enough salt. Grains should be fluffy and soft but not mushy. Serve with your favorite meat or chiken dish. Enjoy
• 2. Cooking time varies with a gas or electric stove. The cooking time above is approximetly correct as I have made rice on both gas and electric stoves.

CUBAN WHITE RICE

Steps:

• Begin by rinsing your rice. Using a fine mesh strainer, rinse your rice in room temperature water until the water comes out clear.
• To a medium sized sauce pan, add your oil, salt, water and rice. Set your heat to high.
• Stir your rice so the salt becomes well incorporated through out the rice.
• The minute your rice begins to boil, quickly drop the heat to low and cover. Allow to cook for ten minutes without removing the lid.
• Once the ten minutes have passed, open the lid and stir your rice. Turn off the heat and cover the rice again. Keep the rice covered for another 5 minutes

CUBAN RICE

Steps:

• In a 4-quart saucepan add the can of peas, liquid and all, into warm rice and cover pot so rice will absorb most of pea liquid. Cut mushrooms into 1/4-inch slices and dice ham and onion.
• Heat 12-inch frying pan over high heat. Add 1/2 stick of butter. Once the butter melts add mushrooms to pan. Do not stir or turn for 2 minutes. After 2 minutes turn mushrooms and add onion and remaining butter. After 2 more minutes stir once and add ham cubes and olive oil. Reduce heat to medium and cook while stirring constantly for 1 more minute to warm ham. Pour contents of frying pan into pot with rice and peas and then add all spices. Mix well and serve.

CUBAN WHITE RICE RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in rice maker. If using fresh garlic, heat oil in a rice maker or saucepan and saute briefly, until just fragrant. If adding green pepper or onion, sauté at this time. Stir in rice to coat. Add water and salt and garlic powder, if not using fresh. If adding tomatoes, dice and add, as well. Stir. Cover and turn on rice maker Rice maker will ding when done OR Add water to saucepan and stir, bring to a boil. Turn down heat, cover and simmer on low until water is absorbed - usually 12 to 15 minutes. Turn off heat. For both methods, remove lid and quickly fluff with a fork. I sometimes add frozen thawed peas at this point. Let it "steam" covered for 10 minutes. Tips: Use a heavy pan with a tight fitting lid. Never use a spoon to stir cooked rice, use a fork to fluff. Do not lift lid to peek during cooking, this will cause mushy rice. When rice is done, it looks pitted on top. Calories: Rice 113 per 1/2 cup Rice with peas 104 per 1/2 cup