Make your rice even more exciting by making this Arroz Valenciana dish, combining the soft and fluffy rice with the savory flavors of pork and chicken. Just make sure to season it well, so you will be able to enjoy it to the fullest without any spoonfuls lacking or overflowing with flavor.
With this recipe, you can enjoy both your rice and ulam in one. There is no more need to cook it separately because they have been combined into one delightful serving for you and your family to enjoy. You could even cook something more to use as garnish, making it even more memorable as it has been catered for your tastes.
Arroz Valenciana
Ingredients
For the Rice:
- 4 cups malagkit rice, soaked
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp. turmeric powder
For Sautéing:
- Oil, for sauteing
- ¼ cup onions, minced
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ kg. pork, diced
- ¼ kg. chicken, diced
- 1 pc. Chinese sausage, sliced
- 3 - 4 pcs. laurel leaves
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- ¼ cup raisins
- 3 Tbsps. tomato paste
- 150 g. chicken liver
Chicken Stock:
- 4 cups boiling water
- 1 pack Maggi Magic Chicken Cube
For the Seasoning:
- Fish sauce, to taste
To Add and Garnish:
- 1 pc. red bell pepper, diced (set some aside for garnish)
- 1 pc. green bell pepper, diced (set some aside for garnish)
- 1 cup green peas (set some aside for garnish)
For the Toppings:
- 5 pcs. hard-boiled egg
Instructions
- Rinse the rice. Let it soak it in the water mixed with turmeric and yellow ginger for at least 1 hour.
- In a pan, heat the oil. Sauté the onions, garlic, pork, chicken, and spanish sausage. Season with laurel leaves, salt, and pepper. Add the raisins.
- In a pot with hot water, season with Maggi Magic Chicken Cube.
- Add tomato paste and chicken liver to the pan. Once all the ingredients have been fully incorporated with each other, add the soaked glutinous rice. Mix. Add the chicken stock. Season with fish sauce.
- Dice the red and green bell peppers. Add it to the pan along with the green peas.
- Cover and let it cook slowly so everything cooks evenly.
- Heat the banana leaves. Cut it to fit the baking pan. Trim off the excess.
- In a sauté pan, heat the oil. Sauté the green peas, red bell peppers, and green bell peppers. Once cooked, transfer it to bowl. Have hard-boiled eggs ready on the side as well.
- Once the rice is cooked and most of the broth has been absorbed, transfer it to the baking dish lined with a banana leaf. Flatten it. Top with the sautéed green peas, red bell peppers, and green bell peppers. Slice the hard-boiled eggs and place them on top as well.
Cook this Arroz Valenciana and make it the centerpiece of the dining table with its vibrant color. Make it even more colorful by adding even more ingredients that add to its colorful appearance. With enough ingredients, you won’t need to add more dishes because this one will be enough to fill you to the brim.
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