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Rice with minced beef, peppers and peas

Rice cooked in the same pot as minced beef, onion, pepper and tomato, with peas stirred in at the end – a cheap, filling weeknight dish in Uruguay and Argentina. Sometimes made with sweetcorn, or topped with a fried egg.

Rice with minced beef, peppers and peas

Ingredients for 4 portions

Method

  1. Chop the onion, pepper and garlic.
  2. Heat the oil in a wide pan and cook the onion and pepper for 5 minutes, until softened. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute.
  3. Turn up the heat, add the mince and fry it for 6–8 minutes, breaking it up, until no longer pink. Season with the paprika, oregano, salt and pepper.
  4. Stir in the crushed tomatoes and simmer for 3 minutes. Add the rice and stir, then pour in the hot water and the crumbled stock cube and bring to the boil.
  5. Cover and cook over a low heat for 15 minutes.
  6. Scatter over the peas, cover again and cook for 5 more minutes, until the rice is tender and has absorbed the liquid.
  7. Turn off the heat and leave to stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Stir gently and serve.

The cost is estimated from average prices in Argentina (INDEC, Precios al consumidor de una selección de alimentos, bebidas y otros artículos: Gran Buenos Aires (GBA; INDEC publishes no national average). Brought forward with the GBA food CPI (IPC, Alimentos y bebidas no alcohólicas)., 2026-08).

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