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Peruvian · PANTRYHOP RECIPE

Arroz tapado

60 minutes · 6 servings · omnivore

A family-style layered rice casserole from Peru, adapted as an easy baked dish.

Ingredients

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  • 6 cups cooked rice
  • 500 g ground beef
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 3 boiled eggs, chopped
  • 1/2 cup black olives, chopped
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp cumin

Let’s make it

  1. Cook onion and garlic in oil, then add ground beef, salt, pepper, cumin, tomato paste, raisins, eggs, and olives. Cook until the meat reaches 71 C/160 F.
  2. Press half the rice into a greased dish, spread the beef mixture over it, and cover with the remaining rice.
  3. Warm in a 190 C/375 F oven for 15 minutes or until hot through.
  4. Invert or scoop to serve.
  5. Let it rest 5 minutes before slicing.

Skip the olives for kids who prefer simpler flavors.

Cooking time varies with equipment and batch size. Follow school allergy rules for children’s meals; keep perishable lunches cold.

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