Bolivia Silpancho – Meat, potatoes, rice, egg and salad on a plate

Silpancho a classic Bolivian dish is really a meal on a plate. It could be served for breakfast lunch or dinner. It is amazingly delicious and should become a regular in your repertoire. I used bison for the meat as it is nice and lean. The dish plates beautifully, enjoy!

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Silpancho – Meat, potatoes, rice, egg and salad on a plate

A wonderful plate of food from Bolivia

Course Main Dish

Cuisine Bolivia

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 hour hour

Total Time 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Calories 758kcal

Author International Cuisine

Ingredients

• 1 cup white rice
• 3 potatoes Yukon gold or russet peeled
• 1 small green pepper diced
• 1/2 small red onion diced
• 1 tomato diced
• 2 teaspoons vinegar
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 lb. ground beef very lean beef or buffalo or bison works great too
• 3/4 cups breadcrumbs
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
• 4 eggs

Instructions

• Cook the rice 2 cups water to one cup rice, bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer until water is absorbed and rice is tender.
• In another pot put peeled potatoes in water whole and boil for about 10 minutes, once cool enough to handle slice potatoes into discs, fry them to a golden brown in some vegetable oil. Remove and sprinkle with some salt and cover with foil to keep warm
• Season the beef with salt and pepper and roll into large size golf balls.
• Sprinkle the bread crumbs on a work surface coating the meat, press and then roll out with a rolling pin, flip as it starts to stick.
• The thickness should be fairly thin about 1/4 inch or less.
• Repeat for rest of meat.
• Pan sear individually on medium high heat, flip as necessary until meat is browned and cooked through. Stack on a plate and keep warm.
• Cook each egg, sunny side up until white is cooked.
• Mix together the tomato, red onion, and pepper in a small bowl, toss with the oil and vinegar and add salt and pepper to taste.
• To plate, put a heap of rice in the middle of the plate and surround the rice with the potato slices. Next put a piece of meat and the egg on top of the meat. Surround the meat with the fresh salad you just dressed and garnish with cilantro.

Nutrition

Calories: 758kcal | Carbohydrates: 83g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 244mg | Sodium: 302mg | Potassium: 1263mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 633IU | Vitamin C: 52mg | Calcium: 123mg | Iron: 6mg