Rice with tuna from Cape Verde

                                                                                Receta en Español

with tuna or 'arroz c'atum', as it is called at Cape Verde, is a typical dish from this country, you can use fresh tuna or tuna from a can. It is better to use fresh tuna, of course.

Ingredients:

-  250 grams of fresh tuna or a tuna can.
-  1 green pepper.
-  1 red pepper.
-  1 cup of rice.
-  2 cups of water.
-  1 tomato.
-  1 onion.
-  3 o 4 tablespoons of oil.
-  75 grams of corn (optional).
-  75 grams of peas (optional).
-  3 grains of  melegueta pepper or grains of paradise.
-  Salt.

Method:

1- Cut the onion, red pepper and green pepper into strips.

2- Cut tomato into little pieces.

3- Put some oil in a casserole and sautée the onion.

4- Add peppers and tomato, stir well.

5- Cook until peppers are done.

6- Add peas, corn, salt and melegueta pepper. Stir well and add one cup of water. Put on a medium heat.

7- When the water starts to evaporate , salt the tuna and add it to the casserole.

8- Cook until the tuna is done, then , take it out, remove the skin and cut it into little pieces.

9- Add rice and other cup of water. Let it cook at low heat for 15- 20 minutes.

10- Turn the heat off, cover the casserole with a cloth and let it get cool for some minutes.

11- You can serve adding a boiled egg.

My comments to the Recipe

This is an easy recipe, rice and tuna are a perfect match, melegueta pepper is not spicy so you can use it without problems.

Where to buy the ingredient

The ingredient most dificult to find is melegueta pepper. You can buy it on internet, if you use the following link you can obtain a 10% discount using the code DTO10%:  buy melegueta pepper

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