Arroz Chaufa

This is a classic, easy to make recipe. It is the peruvian version of the well known "fried rice"... of course, yes, I did twist it, mainly because I have no idea how the chinese really prepare it, but mostly because I can ;)

3 cups of white rice (if you can get the japanese kind, better)

4 cups of water (for the rice)

1 lb of beef cut in 2 x 3 pieces

7 or 8 whole eggs

Green onions (as much as you think you want in your plate) chopped in rectangular small pieces (it's called chifonaide)

Soy sauce, hoisin sauce, garlic, salt at taste.

Marinate the meat with salt (not too much), garlic, soy sauce and hoisin sauce, don't overdo it, all of them have A LOT of sodium; just enough to involve every piece of meat. Let them rest for an hour or so.

Then first fry the meat, once is golden brown, add the remaining of the marinate juice, lower the fire and cover it with a lid, let it simmer so the juices from the meat and the sauce come out. Once the meat is cooked and soft to chew, set it apart.

Cook the rice like you'd normally do: garlic, 3 cups of rice, 4 cups of water, one teaspoon for each cup of rice. If you want to do it like I do: Fry the garlic (on oil of course), then add the rice, when it's sort of fried add the water and the salt, wait for it to boil and then cover it with the lid, lower the fire, and let it simmer until it cooks.

Fry the eggs, make sure the yolk cooks too. Cut them in pieces, small, not too small preferably. Set them apart. On the same frying pan, lightly fry the green onions. Set them apart.

Once the rice is cooked first add half of the meat, then half of the green onions and half of the eggs.

Mix to blend. You will have more rice than anything else, that is when you add the other halves of the ingredients and the juice from the meat, you should have enough to "brown" and flavor the rice. However, if when you taste it, it lacks flavor or it seems a little pale, add soy sauce at your own taste (and risk because it may end up taking over the other flavors).

This rice won't necessarily be "grainy" (graneado, there is no translation for that word), but that is how it's supposed to be.

You don't need anything else to add to this plate, it has all the necessary ingredients for a delicious blend of flavors and nutrients.

You can also replace the beef for chicken or pork, or be crazy and cook them all in one!

Enjoy! And as usual, if you have any questions, ask me, I'm available 24/7 :)