Arroz a la Cubana Recipe

Arroz a la Cubana is a popular dish in Spain. The Spanish version is made-up of white rice, fried egg, and tomato sauce. It does not include any meat at all. Filipino Arroz a la Cubana Recipe is more festive because it has fried bananas and ground meat along with rice and fried eggs. The additional ingredients make the Filipino version distinctive.

This Arroz a la Cubana Recipe will produce a nice tasting ground meat dish that goes well with bananas and egg. Arroz a la Cubana can be eaten as a heavy breakfast (and I really mean heavy because you have both bananas and rice) or lunch. You can try to have this for dinner, but you will need to delay your sleep time for a couple of hours or wait until the food is fully digested, at least.

I find it best to use “saging na saba” for this Arroz a la Cubana Recipe instead of relying with plantains. Filipino Saba Banana has this distinctive sweetness. In addition, “saging na saba” is meat for frying as evidenced by its nice texture. Sometime I even sprinkle a little sugar on top of the fried bananas to adjust the taste to my preference.

Try this Arroz a la Cubana Recipe and send me your feedback.

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Arroz a la Cubana Recipe

Prep: 10 minutes minutes

Cook: 30 minutes minutes

Total: 40 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 lb ground beef 80/20
• ▢ 1 lb ground pork
• ▢ 1/2 cup raisins
• ▢ 1 cup frozen green peas
• ▢ 1 medium yellow onion minced
• ▢ 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• ▢ 1 medium tomato diced
• ▢ 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• ▢ 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• ▢ 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• ▢ 6 pieces fried banana saba
• ▢ 6 pieces fried eggs
• ▢ 6 cups of hot steamed white rice
• ▢ Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

• In a large cooking pan, sauté the onion, garlic, and tomato
• When the tomato becomes soft, put-in the ground beef and pork. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes.
• Pour-in tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, and raisins. Stir and then cover the pan. Simmer for 10 to 12 minutes or until the liquid evaporates.
• Remove the cover and then put-in the green peas. Cook for 5 to 8 minutes in low to medium heat.
• Arrange in individual plates with steamed rice, fried bananas, and fried egg.
• Serve. Share and enjoy!

Nutrition Information

Serving: 6g

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