1.5lbsjerk beeflook for it in Latin Supermarkets (it's not the snack beef jerky)
8tbspsolive oilI prefer olive oil but feel free to use the oil of your choice
2tomatoespeeled and diced
1red bell pepperdiced
2garlic cloves
2cupsrice
6cupschicken broth
2plantains
1yucca
6eggs
salt to tastebe careful with salt since both jerk beef and chicken broth might have varying quantities of salt
1red onion
4tbspsparsley
0.5tspturmeric
0.5tsppaprikai replaced urucu with turmeric and paprika
Instructions
Place the jerk beef in water and change the water every so often so you remove the excess salt. It totally depends where you buy the beef and how much salt it has. I repeated the process 3 times, every 15 minutes this last time.
Boil the beef for 15 minutes.
Cut the meat in small pieces. If you have a meat mortar, you can smash it to break it apart which is the most traditional way.
Saute onion, red bell pepper in oil. Add rice and keeps sauteing until rice is translucent.
Add beef pieces, chicken broth, seasonings and salt. Once it boils, lower the heat, cover and let cook for about 25-30 minutes.
While rice and beef are cooking, fry the plantains and the egg towards the end so everything can be served together warm at the end.
The most traditional way to serve yucca is fried, so if you have a deep fryer you can peel the yucca, cut it in strips, boil it for 10 minutes then fry it in the deep fryer. Alternatively, if you don't have the deep fryer you can bake the yucca after boiling it. Sprinkle with salt and olive oil, bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees. Try to have this step done simultaneously with the rice cooking so yucca will baked right when rice has finished cooking.
Serve the rice in shallow bowl, add egg, plantain and yucca on top. Enjoy:))