Arroz Carreteiro (Smoky Beef and Rice One-Pot)
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Ingredients
- 500 g diced beef chuck
- 100 g smoked streaky bacon
- 350 g long grain white rice
- 2 ripe tomatoes
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves
- 600 ml beef stock
- 2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 669 kcal
- Protein
- 37.4 g
- Carbohydrate
- 76.4 g
- of which sugars
- 5.8 g
- Fat
- 23 g
- of which saturates
- 9 g
- Fibre
- 3.3 g
- Salt
- 2.09 g
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Method
- 1
Fry the smoked streaky bacon in a large pan over a medium heat for 4 minutes until crisp. Lift out onto a plate.
- 2
Brown the diced beef chuck in the bacon fat for 6-8 minutes, until coloured all over. Lift out with the bacon.
- 3
Add the onion, garlic and red pepper to the pan and cook for 5 minutes until softened. Stir in the tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes.
- 4
Tip in the rice and stir for 1 minute, then return the beef and bacon to the pan and pour over the beef stock.
- 5
Bring to a simmer, cover and cook on a low heat for 18-20 minutes, until the rice is tender and the beef is cooked through.
- 6
Fluff through with a fork, scatter with fresh coriander and serve straight from the pan.

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