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This will fill you up quite nicely. I’ve eaten this same style of meal my entire life and I still love it.
Ingredients:
Yuca Root
Peel and slice Yuca into 2 inch disks then boil for an hour
Roasted Chicken Thigh
4 chicken thighs roasted in a pyrex 9×9 dish at 275F for 2 hours and covered with aluminum foil
Season with a little salt and pepper
Rice
2 slices of ham, diced
1/4 onion, diced
1 can black beans, drained
1 can yellow corn, do not drain
1 tomato, diced
1/4 bunch of cilantro, diced
salt and pepper
1 1/2 cups white rice
Saute the ham and onions for 3-4 minutes then add the black beans, corn, tomato, cilantro, a dash of salt and pepper, and the rice. Add a cup of water then cook uncovered for about 5 minutes on high heat. I took a picture so you can see the point at which you need to cover the pan, it’s when the water level meets the top part of all the mixed ingredients. Too much water when you cover equals soggy rice, too little water equals very dry rice. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and cook for 15-20 minutes.
Tostones
1 plantain cut about an inch thick
Vegetable Oil
Deep fry the plantain for 3 minutes, remove from deep fryer then smash flat. Place plantain back in the deep fryer for 5 minutes then remove, let rest, and serve.
Get ready for leftovers!!!!
Enjoy,
Eric
That looks great!
And I just noticed the Swing Kids reference at the top, we were watching that movie in history this week haha
Thanks. Swing Kids………Mindy loves that movie. Thanks for visiting, see you Saturday.
Eric
Nice job! A filling meal indeed and on a tight budget, too.
im game for plantains anyday…love this recipe. We usually make ripe plantain fritters after dipping it in a batter of AP flour and sugar. You should try that!!
the entire meal looks great!
OH YEAH! Loves me some tostones! The first time I had them was a Perto Rican schoolmate of mine made them in 1977 when we lived in Mexico. Loved ‘em every since and the rest of this looks astounding!
Go Eric!
Tostones are one of my favorite things. I’m happy that other people know what they are.
Eric
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You know I have to go for the rice! It all looks great!
Thank you so much.
Eric