Recipe
Yellow rice with pork and chorizo
Cuban-style yellow rice with diced pork, chorizo, vegetables, and a touch of beer. Simple, delicious, and ready in about 45 minutes.

- Preparation10 min
- Cooking35 min
- Total time45 min
- Servings2 servings
- DifficultyEasy
Yellow rice is a very common dish in Cuban cuisine. It is prepared with various ingredients, among which chicken or pork stand out. It is a simple and very handy recipe if you have guests for lunch and little protein: with a bit of pork and a chorizo sausage, it stretches to feed everyone.
Ingredients
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Method
- Season the pork with salt and pepper and cut the chorizo into rounds.
- In a deep pot suitable for making rice, heat the oil or lard.
- Add the meat and the chorizo, mix them, and cook over medium heat until the meat begins to change color.
- Add the onion and the red bell pepper cut into brunoise (very small cubes) and the crushed garlic. Stir well and continue cooking over medium heat for a few minutes.
- Pour in the broth, cover the pot, and let it boil for 10 minutes.
- Incorporate the rice and stir well so that all ingredients are integrated. Let it cook for 5 minutes.
- Without stirring, add the boiled vegetables. Cover the pot and let the rice continue cooking as usual.
- When the rice has absorbed the broth, and without stirring it, add the beer. Cover again and cook for about 5 more minutes.
- Stir the rice, check the doneness, adjust the salt if needed, and serve hot.

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