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Cuban Style Rice | Photo © CiberCuba Cocina

Cuban-style Rice

Kitchen, Main course

Kitchen, Main dish

Tomato
Sauces
Egg
Rice
Preparation Time:
30
Note:
Arroz a la Cubana is a very popular dish in Spanish restaurants. It consists of white rice, fried plantains, fried egg, and tomato sauce, an element that doesn’t quite fit into the story of this recipe for Cubans. It is worth mentioning that in our fields, white rice was consumed accompanied by a tomato mojo, the recipe for which we will share soon. There are some requirements to say it is well served: the white rice is presented molded, for which you can use a cup. The egg should be cooked to medium, although tastes vary, and the fried plantains are mandatory, as they provide the sweet and savory contrast. If you're thinking of a delicious and quick lunch, Arroz a la Cubana is your ideal dish. You have probably eaten it a thousand times, but here we leave you the recipe, just in case.
Ingredients:
  • 2 or more eggs
  • ½ cup of Vita Nuova sauce or Fried Tomato
  • 2 ripe plantains
  • Frying oil

    • For the rice

    • 1 cup of rice
    • 1 ½ cup of water
    • 1 teaspoon of salt
    • 1 tablespoon of oil
    • 1 clove of garlic (optional)
Instructions:

To make white rice, most Cubans use a rice cooker. If you don't have one, you can use a regular pot.

Wash the rice, drain it, and place it in the pot or saucepan. Add the oil, salt, and mix them. Then cover with water and cover it. Let it cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes. When it's dry, stir it with a fork and cover it again. Let it rest for 5 minutes.

White rice / CiberCuba Kitchen

Wash the bananas, peel them, and cut them into 1 cm thick rounds, making a crosswise cut. Fry them in a pan with a little oil. Drain them on paper towels.

In the same pan, fry the eggs. Cook them to your desired doneness.

In another pan or pot, heat the Vita Nuova sauce.

Cuban-style rice with 2 fried eggs / CiberCuba Cocina

To serve Arroz a la Cubana, place the white rice in a mold and flip it onto the plate. Add the fried egg and the fried bananas. If you are serving it for yourself, add the sauce to your liking, but if it is for someone else, avoid adding tomato on the rice as it damages the aesthetics of the dish and interrupts that delightful moment of mixing colors with the fork.

Rations:
2
Tomato
Sauces
Egg
Rice