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Majadito

Name: Majadito
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Bolivia
Ingredients: 300g Beef; 2 cups Raw rice; 1 Onion; 1 Tomato; 1 Green Bell Pepper; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp Achiote paste; 1/2 tsp Cumin powder; 1 1/2 tsp Salt; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 4 Egg; 1 Plantain

Rice

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Dried beef and rice cooked yellow with achiote, served with a fried egg and fried plantain — a regional dish of eastern Bolivia.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Majadito is a regional dish of Santa Cruz in Bolivia's eastern lowlands: dried beef (charque) is cooked with rice and achiote until yellow. It's classically served with a fried egg, fried plantain, and yuca (cassava). It's a hearty plate born in the hot tropics.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a hot afternoon in Santa Cruz, plates of yellow rice topped with fried eggs and fried plantain line the front of an eatery as people eat lunch in the shade.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Beef 300g
Raw rice 2 cups
Onion 1
Tomato 1
Green Bell Pepper 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Achiote paste 1 tsp
Cumin powder 1/2 tsp
Salt 1 1/2 tsp
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp
Egg 4
Plantain 1

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Boil the beef and shred finely.
Heat oil and achiote paste in a pot and sauté the onion, green pepper, garlic, and tomato.
Add the beef, cumin, and salt and stir-fry.
Add the rinsed rice and water and cook.
Fry the eggs and the plantain.
Plate the rice and serve with the fried eggs and fried plantain.

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