Majadito de Charque (Bolivia) My Way

Name: Majadito de Charque (Bolivia) My Way
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: Serves 5 to 6.
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8.8 oz shredded dried beef (charque) (250 g); 1 1/2 cups long grain rice (about 300 g); 2 carrots, diced; 1 bell pepper, diced; 1 small tomato, diced; 1 medium onion, diced; 1 tablespoon annatto powder (or red food coloring powder) (uruco); Salt and pepper to taste; To serve:; 5 fried eggs; 5 slices fried plantain

Jhery Pumpers @jherypumpers

Cochabamba - Bolivia

This is a simple dish from eastern Bolivia. I recommend it as a light afternoon meal. Please read the recommendations at the end before you start cooking. I hope you enjoy it.

Jhery Pumpers @jherypumpers

Cochabamba - Bolivia

This is a simple dish from eastern Bolivia. I recommend it as a light afternoon meal. Please read the recommendations at the end before you start cooking. I hope you enjoy it.

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Ingredients

About 30 minutes

Serves 5 to 6.

8.8 ozshredded dried beef (charque) (250 g)
1 1/2 cupslong grain rice (about 300 g)
2carrots, diced
1bell pepper, diced
1small tomato, diced
1medium onion, diced
1 tablespoonannatto powder (or red food coloring powder) (uruco)
Salt and pepper to taste
To serve:
5fried eggs
5 slicesfried plantain

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Steps

About 30 minutes

1

In a large skillet or pan, heat a little oil and sauté the onion for 1 to 2 minutes, without letting it caramelize. Add the rest of the vegetables, a pinch of pepper, and a teaspoon of salt. Mix well and sauté for another 5 to 7 minutes. Set aside.
2

In a pot with a little hot oil, add the rice and toast it, stirring constantly, until it turns from translucent to white. Add 5 cups of hot water, the sautéed vegetables, the shredded dried beef, the annatto powder (or red food coloring), and a beef bouillon cube or beef seasoning powder. Stir well, cover, and check the salt. Let it simmer for about 10 minutes over medium-low heat. After 10 to 12 minutes, add 2 cups of cold water.
3

Let it cook for another 5 to 8 minutes, until the rice is fully cooked and the liquid is absorbed. Once ready, stir everything well and serve as shown in the photo, with a fried egg and fried plantain on the side.
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RECOMMENDATIONS OR SUGGESTIONS:
1. Charque is dried, heavily salted beef fried in oil. Look up alternative ways to prepare charque if you can't find it.
2. Annatto (uruco) is a seed that colors food like other food colorings. It also has a unique and delicious aroma.