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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Wow… you have brought back “good old” memories. We used to eat this dish just like you have it shown once in a while when growing up. We used to add to the dish a whole banana…uuumm yummi. There is nothing better than the mixture of these tastes. By the way, I love your page and the pictures are awesome. Thanks for making it easy for me to follow some of my homeland dishes that I love so much.
Mil graciasss… Patty
I’m from Bolivia and we make this with my mom all the time! We add diced tomatoes and onions w/parsley on top. Love your site!
Silvana
In my opinion, if you are latin than you will always love arroz con huevos fritos y plantanos maduros! This is my favorite favorite breakfast ever. To me, this is the ultimate comfort food! Especially when it is made with arroz amarillo. Do you know of any good Peruvian food blogs? I lived there for two years, but have had issues finding really wonderful recipes. Thanks!
Hi Amy – I agree, this is comfort food! I’ve found a couple of Peruvian blogs that I like, one is http://donlucho.com/ (it’s in Spanish) and another is by an American living in Peru, it is canelaycomino.com (though it looks like it has been taken down but it had a lot of good Peruvian recipes).