Mixed Rice II

Name: Mixed Rice II
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound rice or 2 cups uncooked rice (about 450 grams); 1 can chickpeas; 1 carrot; Salt to taste; pieces Pork; 1 chorizo sausage; pieces Smoked ham; Celery; Black pepper to taste; Tomato sauce; 1 onion; 1 bell pepper; 4 garlic cloves; Pinch oregano and bay leaf; 5 tablespoons pork lard; 2 cups water or broth from previously cooked meat; I used pork cooking water that I had saved in the freezer (about 475 ml)

carmenchu.sanchezrojas @carmengreg

La Habana, Cuba

Mixed Rice II

carmenchu.sanchezrojas @carmengreg

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Ingredients

1 poundrice or 2 cups uncooked rice (about 450 grams)
1 canchickpeas
1carrot
Salt to taste
piecesPork
1chorizo sausage
piecesSmoked ham
Celery
Black pepper to taste
Tomato sauce
1onion
1bell pepper
4garlic cloves
Pinchoregano and bay leaf
5 tablespoonspork lard
2 cupswater or broth from previously cooked meat; I used pork cooking water that I had saved in the freezer (about 475 ml)

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Steps

1

Heat the pork lard in a large pot. Add the chopped garlic, onion, and bell pepper. Sauté until fragrant.
2

Add the smoked ham and chorizo, and continue sautéing. Add the drained chickpeas and the chopped carrot.
3

Add the washed rice and sauté. Pour in the water or broth, then add the oregano and bay leaf.
4

Stir in the tomato sauce. Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed. Cover and cook according to the time needed for rice in your pot.
5

Once the rice is cooked, uncover and fluff the rice with a fork to keep the grains separate.
6

Serve and garnish with celery leaves.