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    Home » Recipes » Main Dish

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

    September 18, 2014 By Darlene at International Cuisine

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    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!

    Silpancho

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

    Course Main Dish
    Cuisine Bolivia
    Servings 4
    Author International Cuisine

    Ingredients

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

     

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