INGREDIENTS:
| 2 tbsp. cooking oil 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 onion, diced 1 medium tomato, chopped 1/2 pound ground pork 1/2 pound ground beef 1/4 cup catsup 4 tbsp. raisins 1/2 cup water or chicken broth 1 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1 tsp. soy sauce | 1 tsp. patis 1 tbsp. chopped canned pimiento 1/3 cup canned mushrooms 1/3 cup canned or frozen sweet peas 1tbsp. minced cilantro 4 cups freshly cooked rice Garnishes: 2 tbsp. oil 2 ripe saba bananas or plantain 4 hard boiled eggs, shelled 1 tsp. paprika |
DIRECTION:
- In a skillet, heat oil on medium heat, sauté garlic, onions and tomato in oil. Add beef, pork, and catsup, sauté until meats are brown.
- Add raisins, 1/2 cup water or broth, salt, pepper, soy sauce and patis. Simmer for 15 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Add pimiento, mushrooms, and peas and continue cooking until peas are done and the mixture is almost dry. Taste and correct seasoning. Transfer mixture to a bowl, garnish with minced cilantro, and set aside.
- Slice bananas diagonally into 1/4-inch slices. Heat 2 tbsp. oil in a skillet and fry saba or plantain slices in oil until light brown. Set aside.
- To serve individually: Rinse a 1-cup serving bowl with cold water, pack with cooked rice and invert it in the center of a plate. Bury an egg party in the middle of the rice and sprinkle it with paprika. Arrange about 1/2 cup of meat mixture around one side of the rice and the banana slices on the other side.
- To serve as a main dish: Mound the rice in the middle of a platter, press eggs half way into the rice, sprinkle rice and eggs with paprika. Surround rice with sautéed meat, arrange banana slices on top of meat mixture as a garnish.
Preparation and cooking time: 60 minutes Serves: 4
