Arroz con Cerdo Recipe
Ingredients
| Bacon Slices | 8 | |
| 2 pounds boneless lean pork shoulder, cubed | ||
| Onion | 1 Large, chopped | |
| Garlic | 1 Clove (5gm), minced | |
| 2 cups uncooked regular rice | ||
| 5 envelopes instant chicken broth OR: 5 chicken-bouillon cubes | ||
| Saffron | 1/4 Teaspoon, crushed | |
| Water | 6 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Frozen peas | 1 pound, cooked, drained | |
| Peanuts | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| Pimiento | 1 , diced | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Preheat the oven to 350°F.
MAKING
2) In a large frying pan, saute the bacon until just crisp.
3) Roll each warm slice around a fork to make bacon curls, drain on paper towel and keep aside.
4) In a cup, pour the pan drippings and reserve.
5) In the same frying pan, gently brown the pork in batches slowly, remove and keep aside.
6) Add 2 tablespoons reserved bacon drippings into the pan, saute the onion and garlic, until soft then move towards an edge.
7) Stir in the rice, stir continuously and saute, until golden.
8) Stir in the instant chicken broth or crushed bouillon cubes, saffron and water, allow to boil.
9) In a 12-cup baking dish, pour the mixture, top with the browned pork.
10) Bake covered in the preheated oven for 1 hour or until the rice is tender and almost dry.
11) Arrange the bacon curls in a ring, surround with the cooked peas and garnish with the peanuts and pimento.
SERVING
12) Serve immediately on individual serving plates.
1) Preheat the oven to 350°F.
MAKING
2) In a large frying pan, saute the bacon until just crisp.
3) Roll each warm slice around a fork to make bacon curls, drain on paper towel and keep aside.
4) In a cup, pour the pan drippings and reserve.
5) In the same frying pan, gently brown the pork in batches slowly, remove and keep aside.
6) Add 2 tablespoons reserved bacon drippings into the pan, saute the onion and garlic, until soft then move towards an edge.
7) Stir in the rice, stir continuously and saute, until golden.
8) Stir in the instant chicken broth or crushed bouillon cubes, saffron and water, allow to boil.
9) In a 12-cup baking dish, pour the mixture, top with the browned pork.
10) Bake covered in the preheated oven for 1 hour or until the rice is tender and almost dry.
11) Arrange the bacon curls in a ring, surround with the cooked peas and garnish with the peanuts and pimento.
SERVING
12) Serve immediately on individual serving plates.
Chef
