Best Peruvian Rice Recipes

PERUVIAN ARROZ CON POLLO (PERUVIAN RICE AND CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper.
• Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat with enough oil to coat the bottom. Brown chicken in the hot oil on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes total. Remove chicken onto a plate.
• Pour more oil into the pan and add onion; saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in cilantro, chile paste, salt, and pepper and saute until cilantro turns dark green, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour in chicken broth and deglaze, scraping the browned bits off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Bring to a light simmer; let simmer for 3 to 5 minutes.
• Transfer mixture carefully to an electric blender and puree.
• Heat more oil in the same pan over medium-high heat; saute bell pepper until soft, about 5 minutes. Return cilantro mixture to the pan and add chicken. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Remove chicken from the pan. Add water and rice, adding more water if it doesn't look like enough. Bring to a boil; place a lid on the pan, reduce heat to low, and cook until all liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, 20 to 40 minutes. Stir in peas and carrots and chicken and warm through, 5 to 10 minutes.

BILL'S PERUVIAN CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Mix vinegar, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons garlic, paprika, 1 tablespoon cumin, lemon juice, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and chile powder in a large bowl. Add onions and chicken; stir to coat.
• Transfer chicken mixture to a casserole dish.
• Roast in the preheated oven, stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Combine chicken broth, basmati rice, 1 1/2 teaspoon garlic, 1 1/2 teaspoon olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, cilantro, 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover, and simmer until rice is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Bring a small pot of water to a boil; add frozen peas. Cook and stir until bright green, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir peas into the rice. Serve rice alongside chicken.

PERUVIAN CILANTRO RICE

Steps:

• Place the chicken into a large saucepan and fill with enough water to cover, about 3 cups. Bring to a boil and cook for about fifteen minutes, or until chicken is done. Dice chicken, and reserve cooking liquid.
• In a food processor or blender, puree cilantro with 1/2 cup water.
• Heat oil in a saucepan and cook garlic until lightly browned. Pour in 2 cups of the cooking liquid and stir in the cilantro puree, diced chicken, carrots, peas, cumin and rice. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer, then cover; cook on low heat until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.

PERUVIAN RICE AND LENTILS (TACU TACU)

Steps:

• Bring lentils, 5 cups water, and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil in a heavy medium saucepan, then simmer, uncovered, until lentils are just tender, 12 to 25 minutes (depending on age of lentils). Drain, then transfer to a large bowl.
• Meanwhile, cook 1 teaspoon garlic in 1tablespoon oil in another heavy medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring, 1 minute. Add rice and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add remaining 2 1/4 cups water and 1 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil, then cook, covered, over low heat 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 10 minutes. Stir rice from top to bottom with a rubber spatula, then stir into lentils.
• While rice stands, sautéonion and remaining teaspoon garlic in 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch heavy nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until onion is golden, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in chile paste and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir onion mixture into rice mixture.
• Heat remaining 1/4 cup oil in skillet over medium heat until hot. Add rice mixture and fry, gently flattening with a spatula, until a golden-brown crust forms on underside, about 3 minutes. Stir rice and fry, flattening it, until a crust forms on underside again, about 3 minutes more. Repeat frying and stirring until bits of crust are dispersed throughout, about 9 minutes more (about 15 minutes total frying time).
• What to drink:
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PERUVIAN CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with 14 cups water, chicken pieces, backbone, wings, parsley, thyme, bay leaf, salt, and peppercorns. Bring to a boil. Skim foam, reduce heat, and gently simmer for 25 minutes. Remove chicken (except wings); continue simmering while you discard skin and remove meat from bones. Cover meat and refrigerate; return bones to pot and simmer 3 1/2 hours more.
• Strain broth through a fine-mesh sieve and discard solids, including bones and wings. Skim fat and transfer broth to a clean pot. Add onions, carrots, celery, rice, and potatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until vegetables are very tender, 25 minutes.
• Cut or tear chicken into 3 cups of bite-size pieces. (You'll end up with an extra cup of meat; save it for a salad or a sandwich.) Blend together cilantro, chile, and garlic. Add chicken pieces, cilantro mixture, and corn to broth and heat through, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper; serve.

PERUVIAN RICE

Steps:

• Wash and drain rice.
• Saute garlic in oil for a minute or two.
• Add water, lemon juice and salt.
• Bring to a boil.
• Gradually add rice.
• Cover and simmer 20-30 minutes.

PERUVIAN STYLE CORIANDER RICE WITH PEAS

Steps:

• In a large heavy skillet or saute pan with a tight lid (can be non-stick), sprayed with oil, saute the onion, bell peppers, hot peppers, and garlic until the onion begins to brown a bit. Add water a tablespoon at a time to keep them from sticking, as needed.
• Add the cilantro, coriander, and cumin, and stir-fry for a minute.
• Add the raw rice and stir-fry briefly.
• Pour in the beer and the hot water with the bouillon, and the peas, with pepper to taste, plus your Protein choice and any Optional addition you might be using.
• Bring to a boil, cover and cook for 15-20 minutes(longer for whole wheat basmati-about 45 mins), or until the rice is done.
• Toss ingredients and taste for salt and pepper.

PERUVIAN RICE AND LENTILS (TACU TACU)

Steps:

• Bring lentils, 5 cups water, and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil in a heavy medium saucepan, then simmer, uncovered, until lentils are just tender, 12 to 25 minutes (depending on age of lentils). Drain, then transfer to a large bowl.
• Meanwhile, cook 1 teaspoon garlic in 1tablespoon oil in another heavy medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring, 1 minute. Add rice and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add remaining 2 1/4 cups water and 1 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil, then cook, covered, over low heat 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 10 minutes. Stir rice from top to bottom with a rubber spatula, then stir into lentils.
• While rice stands, sautéonion and remaining teaspoon garlic in 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch heavy nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until onion is golden, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in chile paste and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir onion mixture into rice mixture.
• Heat remaining 1/4 cup oil in skillet over medium heat until hot. Add rice mixture and fry, gently flattening with a spatula, until a golden-brown crust forms on underside, about 3 minutes. Stir rice and fry, flattening it, until a crust forms on underside again, about 3 minutes more. Repeat frying and stirring until bits of crust are dispersed throughout, about 9 minutes more (about 15 minutes total frying time).

PERUVIAN MEAT AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir pork, garlic, and cumin until pork is browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer pork mixture, including oil, to a pot.
• Mix potatoes, tomatoes, and onion into pork mixture; cook and stir over medium heat until potatoes are cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. Add enough soy sauce to color and season pork and potato mixture.
• Stir parsley, oregano, and cilantro into pork and potato mixture; season with salt and pepper. Serve over cooked rice.

PERUVIAN RICE AND LENTILS (TACU TACU)

Steps:

• Bring lentils, 5 cups water, and 1/2 tsp salt to a boil in a heavy medium saucepan, then simmer, uncovered, until lentils are just tender, 12 to 25 minutes (depending on age of lentils). Drain, then transfer to a large bowl.
• Meanwhile, cook 1 tsp garlic in 1 Tbsp oil in another heavy medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring, 1 minute. Add rice and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add remaining 2 1/4 cups water and 1 tsp salt and bring to a boil, then cook, covered, over low heat 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 10 minutes. Stir rice from top to bottom with a rubber spatula, then stir into lentils.
• While rice stands, sauté onion and remaining tsp garlic in 1 Tbsp oil in a 12-inch heavy nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until onion is golden, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in chile paste and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir onion mixture into rice mixture.
• Heat remaining 1/4 cup oil in skillet over medium heat until hot. Add rice mixture and fry, gently flattening with a spatula, until a golden-brown crust forms on underside, about 3 minutes. Stir rice and fry, flattening it, until a crust forms on underside again, about 3 minutes more. Repeat frying and stirring until bits of crust are dispersed throughout, about 9 minutes more (about 15 minutes total frying time).

RICE TAPADO (A PERUVIAN DISH)

Steps:

• Cook the rice and put aside. Sautee onion with garlic and season, when onion is soft, add the meat and cook until well done, add the tomato paste, vinegar, sugar and raisins, cook about 5 minutes more,check seasoning, and then add the chopped olives. In a meat loaf mold, layer rice first, then meat, then cover with another layer of rice and garnish with parsley.

ARROZ CON PATO (BEER-BRAISED PERUVIAN DUCK WITH RICE)

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine lemon juice, cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Prick the skin of the duck all over with a fork or small knife.
• Rub lemon mixture over all sides of duck.
• Place on a plate, cover with foil, and refrigerate for 3-6 hours.
• Heat the oil in a heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• Add duck(in batches if necessary) and brown well on all sides.
• Remove duck and set aside.
• Drain all but 2 tablespoons of fat.
• Add onion and pepper and cook, stirring, until the onion is translucent, about 4-5 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook for another minute.
• Add beer and return duck to pot.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring and scraping bottom of pan.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 30-45 minutes, or until the duck is tender.
• Remove duck and keep warm.
• Strain liquid. Reserve 3 1/2 cups, and discard the remainder.
• Return liquid to pot and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Add rice and return to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes, or until all liquid is absorbed.
• Stir in cilantro, peas, and remaining salt and pepper.
• Arrange duck on top of rice, cover, and return to low heat just until heated through.

PERUVIAN GRILLED CHICKEN WITH TOMATO RICE RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Preheat grill to high heat; brush grill rack with oil. Combine soy sauce, 2 tablespoon lime juice, 1 tablespoon cumin, 1 tablespoon oil, oregano and chili powder in large bowl or large resealable plastic bag. Add chicken; marinate in refrigerator while you prepare rice and sauce. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in saucepan over medium-high heat. Add 1 cup onion; sauté 3 minutes. Stir in water and 1 tablespoon garlic; bring mixture to a boil. Add rice and salt; cover pan. Reduce heat to low; simmer rice 20 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork; stir in tomato. Soak bread crumbs in milk in a bowl. (Bread crumbs are the main thickener for the sauce, but the Parmesan and ground walnuts also do their part.). Heat 1 tablespoon oil in sauté pan. Add 1/2 cup onion and 1 tablespoon garlic to pan; sauté 3 minutes. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 1/2 teaspoon chili powder, and annatto; sauté 30 seconds. Add broth and bread crumbs; bring to a boil. Remove mixture from heat; stir in 2 tablespoons lime juice, Parmesan and 1 tablespoon ground walnuts. Keep mixture warm. Remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade. Grill chicken, covered, over direct heat, 6 minutes on each side or until chicken reaches 160ºF. 19 Serve chicken with rice and sauce; garnish with 1/4 cup chopped walnuts and cilantro.

PERUVIAN GRILLED CHICKEN WITH TOMATO RICE

Steps:

• Preheat grill to high heat; brush grill rack with oil.
• Combine soy sauce, 2 T lime juice, 1 T cumin, 1 T oil, oregano and chili powder in large bowl or large resealable plastic bag.
• Add chicken; marinate in refrigerator while you prepare rice and sauce.
• Heat 1 T oil in saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Add 1 cup onion; sauté 3 minutes.
• Stir in water and 1 T garlic; bring mixture to a boil.
• Add rice and salt; cover pan.
• Reduce heat to low; simmer rice 20 minutes.
• Fluff rice with a fork; stir in tomato.
• Soak bread crumbs in milk in a bowl.(Bread crumbs are the main thickener for the sauce, but the Parmesan and ground walnuts also do their part.).
• Heat 1 T oil in sauté pan.
• Add 1/2 cup onion and 1 T garlic to pan; sauté 3 minutes.
• Stir in 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp chili powder, and annatto; sauté 30 seconds.
• Add broth and bread crumbs; bring to a boil.
• Remove mixture from heat; stir in 2 T lime juice, Parmesan ans 1 T ground walnuts.
• Keep mixture warm.
• Remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade.
• Grill chicken, covered, over direct heat, 6 minutes on each side or until chicken reaches 160ºF.
• Serve chicken with rice and sauce; garnish with 1/4 cup chopped walnuts and cilantro.

RICE WITH CHICKEN (PERUVIAN ARROZ CON POLLO) RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• - Lavar y escurrir bien las presas de pollo. Condimentar con ajos y sal. Sellarlas en aceite caliente. - En una olla freír bien la cebolla, luego el ají mirasol y panca hasta que estén bien dorados e integrados, agregar las presas y 1/2 taza de culantro para guisarlas. Cuando estén cocinadas reservar. - En la misma olla agregar la cantidad de líquido necesario para las 5 tazas de arroz (06 tazas de líquido, que se componen de la cerveza negra y agua para completar la cantidad requerida), la taza de culantro molido, 1 cda. de ajos, sal al gusto, cuando hierva agregar el arroz , las arvejitas y el ají escabeche entero e inmediatamente bajar el fuego al mínimo, para que se cocine a fuego lento. Una vez que está y hasta el momento de servir vierta encima el pimiento en tiras para que se cocine con el vapor. - Mezclar el arroz y pimiento antes de servir, coloque la presa encima, acompañar con sarsa de cebolla.