Laylita’s recipes

I sometimes make fun of Nicolas because while in college his “specialty” dish was pastas and ketchup (yes, this is a French guy going to college in Lyon, a city known for its culinary greatness) and his German roommate used to tease him about his “high French cuisine”. Well, I have my equivalent of “high South American cuisine”: arroz con huevo or rice with egg is the classic lazy person’s meal in South America; this is our ramen noodle equivalent. Students, especially those who don’t want to or don’t know how to cook, are known to live on this dish, I knew quite a few guys who could only cook rice with egg. Some of the best after school lunches in high school (our school days were over at 1pm) took place with my friend Ines and her specialty was rice with egg (she has added a lot more dishes to her current repertoire), she loved to add ketchup to hers which I still don’t understand, of course the kids like it that way also. So even though arroz con huevo is not the most sophisticated dish I have great memories of the times I ate it and I make it on those days when I crave it or when I’m in a hurry. A final thing I’ve discovered: a glass of wine goes well with arroz con huevo.

Ingredients:

Cooked rice, about 1 cup per person

Fried plantains, 2-3 per person

1-2 eggs per person

Oil for frying eggs

Preparation:

Heat the oil to medium high, add the egg and cook to desired doneness.

Serve with rice and plantains.

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