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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…

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By: Vanjo Merano 7 Comments Updated: 9/2/18

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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.

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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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Vanjo Merano is the creator of PanlasangPinoy.com. His goal is to introduce Filipino Food and Filipino Cuisine to the rest of the world. This blog was the first step that he took.

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  1. Artsi says

    Posted on 5/14/21 at 4:03 am

    5 stars
    Delicious! Already did it a few times. Thank you for sharing the recipe. God bless.

    Reply
    • Vanjo Merano says

      Posted on 5/17/21 at 1:32 pm

      Artsi, thanks for trying the recipe. I appreciate your feedback.

      Reply
  2. Bee says

    Posted on 1/28/18 at 5:12 pm

    Hi! What’s a good substitute for Worcestershire sauce? Thank you! 🙂

    Reply
  3. Vickie says

    Posted on 7/26/15 at 4:37 am

    Great recipes

    Reply
  4. Ranko says

    Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:26 am

    5 stars
    That was AWESOME!

    Reply
  5. Hera says

    Posted on 10/12/12 at 2:01 am

    This dish is so delicious! i followed your recipe and my Arroz a la Cubana turned out great! i did not put any rice because i dont normally eat rice. The taste of the fried banana and the eggs really goes well with the meat.

    Reply
    • Vanjo Merano says

      Posted on 10/18/12 at 8:23 am

      Glad you liked it, Hera.

      Reply

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