Yellow rice with meat. Easy Canarian recipe

For 4 € 2.4 /pers. 287 kcal/100g

How to make Canarian rice with meat .

Not all rice dishes are paella , although they may remind us of it. In the Canary Islands they prepare a rice recipe totally rooted in their culinary culture, Canarian rice with meat, or in other words, yellow rice with meat.

Perhaps for those from the peninsula, Canarian gastronomy is somewhat unknown. The reality is that they have their own roots and style that are worth discovering. To be faithful to the tradition and the recipe, we have used a rice that you will find in the Canary Islands, Rocío rice . It is a longer grain rice that makes it looser after cooking. This rice will give a particular touch to the preparation of this dish.

Yellow rice with Canarian meat is one of those recipes that are prepared in every home, and that was already made by mothers and grandmothers following the same formula generation after generation, childhood memories of every Canarian. Although there are variants depending on the island and within it, according to the houses. This rice is cooked in a flat casserole, not in a paella, it is an intense yellow color thanks to saffron or turmeric, it contains various meats and is usually accompanied with peas, young broad beans and olives .

From this point on, other vegetables and a wide variety of meats may be accepted, but always with the point of rice and its always present yellow color.

Preparation of rice with Canarian meat

1. We wash the peppers and cut them into cubes of no more than half a centimeter. We peel the chives and chop them in the same way, in brunoise. Peel the garlic clove and chop it finely. We reserve.
2. We remove possible traces of fat from the pork loin head piece. Cut the meat into bite-sized cubes that are not too small.
3. We heat a splash of olive oil in a casserole or paella. We brown the meat to seal it on all sides. Once the meat is browned, we reserve it.
4. In the same saucepan and with the same oil that we used to brown the meat, we will cook the vegetables. We add the clove of garlic, the chives and the peppers that we have already chopped and sauté them for 10 minutes.
5. After this time we add the meat, salt it and add the turmeric. We stir well to integrate and add the beans and peas.

Rice cooking and final presentation

1. Add the rice and sauté it for 2 minutes before covering it with the broth. It is important that the broth is hot when adding it to the casserole to avoid interrupting the cooking process.
2. We cook the rice for 16 minutes, add the olives. We cover with a cloth and let the dish rest for 3-5 minutes. Ready to serve and enjoy this well-known Canarian dish!

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Tips for a perfect Canarian rice with meat.

• Although the dish is made with meat, you can use other ingredients that are also perfect, such as mussels, prawns or squid.
• Nobody likes soft rice that is almost puree, it is better for it to be a little hard than for it to fall apart. You can always fix the second option, the first is no joke. The beginning of cooking should be at a high temperature, but if the heat is too high throughout the process, the liquid (broth or water) will evaporate and the rice will not cook properly and will remain hard.
• It is essential to let the rice rest for the last 3-5 minutes. Don’t skip this step because the difference is notable.
• A homemade broth in conditions like this vegetable broth that we have used in this recipe will make your rice have an unbeatable flavor.
• To give it this characteristic yellow color in this recipe, I recommend using turmeric, it also adds aroma to the dish, but in most homes yellow food coloring is used. I leave it to your choice.