Total time: 1 hour. Quantity: 6 people.
Easy to prepare Peruvian recipe.
Arroz chaufa, is a meal that is easily prepared, and is cooked by many people all over Peru, its preparation consists of adding chicken meat, Chinese onion, olives, scrambled eggs and sometimes "Hot-Dog" (cut in small squares). This dish is a meal that does not require a lot of time, and is easily cooked. Let's see how to prepare it!
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| Chaufa Rice |
Ingredients for Arroz Chaufa.
- 1 strip of "Hot Dog" (this could be optional).
- Shredded chicken meat (use the breast part of the chicken).
- Umami seasoning (known in Peru as AjÃ-no-moto).
- 2 cups of pre-cooked or pre-washed rice.
- Chinese onion (chopped).
- ¼ kg of olives, or 10 olives.
- 1 egg (raw and fresh).
- Sillao, or soy sauce.
- Salt to taste.
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| Add the small chicken pieces to the pan, followed by some of the Chinese onion. |
Recipe procedure.
- In a comfortable and ready space, heat the frying pan that you will use to cook the chaufa rice. Then add a pinch of vegetable oil.
- Prepare beforehand the soy sauce (Sillao), the chicken meat cut into pieces, and the Chinese onion.
- Add the small pieces of chicken and then some of the Chinese onion into the frying pan. And we move it with a spoon from one side to the other, so that everything can be cooked, and finally, all the ingredients mentioned above.
- We see to it that the chicken meat is fried, and we let it all become one mixture. And then we add the egg, and spread it all around, and the leftover chopped Chinese onion.
- Mix evenly from one side to the other and add soy sauce for colour and salt to taste. Cook for about a minute.
- Serve it on plates, and enjoy it "hot".
- Accompany it with a fruit drink.
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| Chinese onion is an important ingredient to flavour the dish. |
Note: If you do not have cooked rice, you can make it in advance, and you can use it in your preparation. But keep in mind that it will take longer than the time often used to prepare this meal.