I have changed the traditional recipe and have added Chile con carne instead of the traditional tomato sauce. Also, by using black rice instead of white, it adds a crunchiness which I find works fantastically well with the richness of the sauce. Ingredients ARRÒS A LA CUBANA 1 cup black rice2 bananas (ripe if possible) 4 eggs 25g butter CHILE CON CARNE 50ml olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 1 star anise 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 1 green chilli, seeds, removed, finely chopped 500g pork and veal mince 1 Tbsp tomato paste 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder (optional) 1 tsp smoked paprika (pimenton) 175ml red wine 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1 cup beef stock 400g tin chopped tomatoes 400g tin red kidney beans METHOD: Preheat oven to 170 C. Heat oil in a large ovenproof sauce pan over medium heat. Add the onion and star anise and cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes or until softened. Add the garlic and chilli and cook until fragrant. Add the mince and cook, breaking up any lumps with a wooden spoon until it's brown - about 6-8 minutes. Add the tomato paste and spices and cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes. Pour in the wine and bring to a simmer and then cook until reduced by half (4-5 minutes). Add the Worcestershire sauce, stock and tomatoes and season well. Bring to the boil, cover with a lid or aluminium paper and transfer to oven. Bake for 1/2 hour or until sauce is reduced and thick. Stir the beans into the chile con carne sauce and keep warm. Melt butter in another large frypan and add the bananas. Cook until brown on one side and then turn over. Add eggs to same frypan and cook to your liking. Serve rice with the chile, banana and eggs. Serves 2 - (You will have some chile leftover for another recipe) |
There is only one trick to this salad: the tomatoes must be ripe! The rest is easy and it is so delicious, you will want to make it many times. It would be a fantastic side dish to accompany any recipe. It is exceptionally good. INGREDIENTS 3cm piece of ginger, peeled and roughly chopped 3 spring onions, very finely sliced 40ml sunflower or olive oil 2 tsp good quality sherry vinegar 400g (beef) tomatoes (2-3 depending on size) sliced 2mm thick 1 small green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped 1 1/2 Tbsp finely shredded coriander 1 Tbsp olive oil flaked sea salt METHOD: Put the ginger and 1/2 teaspoon of flaked salt into a pestle and mortar and crush to a fine paste. Transfer to a bowl with the spring onions and stir to combine. Put the oil into a small pan and place on a low heat until just warm: you don't want it to heat too much. Pour over the spring onions and add 1 teaspoon of vinegar. Stir together and set aside. Chop the chili and shred the
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