Peruvian covered rice recipe

The covered rice is a very popular dish in Peruvian cities, it is usually served with fried plantain and boiled or fried egg on top. It consists of a kind of cake with a layer of rice, a layer of ground meat in the centre and another layer of rice for the base. In some versions, it is prepared with tuna instead of meat, or even with shredded chicken.

This time we will teach you how to make rice covered with ground meat and we invite you to try it with delicious chickpea curry or a delicious cold salad. The secret of this dish is in the way it is served, a cake in the shape of a dome or coliseum on the plate adorned with the side of your choice. Keep reading and find out how to prepare it in the best way.

Ingredients to make Peruvian covered rice:

 1 cup of rice

 1 cup of carrot (optional)

 500 grams of ground beef or 1 cup of dried soy meat

 1 onion

 2 cloves of garlic

 1 paprika

 2 tablespoons olive oil

 1 teaspoon salt

 1 teaspoon of pepper

 1 teaspoon of paprika

 1 teaspoon oregano

 3 sprigs of parsley (optional)

How to make Peruvian covered rice:

Wash the onion, paprika and carrot, cut them into small cubes.

Add the rice to a pot and sauté for 3 minutes. Pour in 2 cups of boiling water, add the carrot and wait for all the water to be absorbed.

Sauté the onion and paprika in a pan with the tablespoons of olive oil. Season the meat with paprika, oregano, salt and pepper to taste and add it to the pan. Stir well and sauté until the meat is cooked.

Choose a cup or bowl with the way you want to prepare your Peruvian covered rice. Add a couple of tablespoons of rice, compact with the spoon so that it takes the shape of the container.

On the rice add a portion of the meat ready and compact against the rice.

Finally, cover the rest of the cup with more rice and press well so that everything is compacted.

Place the cup on the plate on which you are going to present the rice and turn it over very carefully.

Once you have obtained the desired shape, garnish with chopped parsley on top. Accompany with a rich chickpea curry, some roasted potatoes or with slices of fried banana.

If you liked the recipe for Peruvian covered rice, we suggest you enter our category of Recipes for Rice with meat. You can also visit a selection of the best Peruvian recipes.

Rice covered with egg and other recipes

This dish is very common in Peruvian restaurants and one of the most popular ways to serve it is with eggs. If you want to serve it with a hard-boiled egg, follow these steps:

Boil 2 eggs for 10-12 minutes.

When time passes, pass them immediately through ice water, preferably with ice.

Remove the peel and cut them into slices.

Integrate them before and after the meat layer.

The second option to present the rice covered with egg is to fry one egg for each dish and serve it on top of the rice dome with meat. You may be interested to read about the chayote benefits blogpost/ strawberry cheesecake slice recipe/ kiwi jam recipe/ Italian apple cake recipe/ mandarin marmalade recipe.