Thursday, September 1, 2011

Cuban style rice

http://www.rocio.es/recetas/arroz_cubana.html
Basically I boiled the rice (about 1 cup or less, maybe half for 2 people) and then served with olive oiled and parsleyed glass molds in two plates. I heated a can of tomato sauce and fried 4 eggs and 4 peeled and floured bananas and served it like this:


I like to cook it and eat it listening to flamenco versions of Cuban music to match this Spanish dish of Cuban inspiration:
Cuba was the jewel of the Spanish crown, so when we lost it in 1898 it was a heartbreaker, but Cuba remains in the heart and imagination of the Spanish people as probably the most beloved foreign country in the world and a land of dreams. I love the Spanish saying: Más se perdió en Cuba y volvieron cantando. (More was lost in Cuba and they came back singing) to console yourself whenever you have a big upset or disappointment in life, it's funny! I like to taste dishes like this and listen to flamenco guajiras imagining myself walking the beautiful streets of La Habana smoking a big Cuban cigar and wandering like a bohemian artist in Paradise...