Pinoy Arroz De Valenciana

An all time Filipino favorite, a Filipino adaptation of the famous Spanish dish that makes a satisfying one-pot meal.  Being the staple food of Filipinos, rice is cooked several ways and Arroz Valenciana is just one of the most favored because you don’t have to think of any other dishes to pair it with.  Arroz Valenciana is fondly dubbed as Poor Man’s paella.  The Valenciana is basically stove-top cooking whereas, paella is more of baking and uses more seafood ingredients.

Arroz Valenciana is great for Christmas, Fiestas, weddings, birthdays, and available in restaurants in Philippines.  It’s a complete meal, and is healthy, too.  Recipes vary for each and every household and some people add shrimp, soda, or coconut milk as water substitute which enhances the taste of this dish.

Pinoy Arroz De Valenciana Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cup white rice
• 1 1/2 cup glutinous rice (malagkit)
• 1/4 kilo pork liver
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/4 kilo chicken
• 1/2 kg pork loin
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 tsp paprika
• 1 small can green peas
• 1 red bell pepper, sliced
• 3 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 3 pcs dried bayleaf
• 1/4 teaspoon peppercorns
• salt to taste
• Onion leaves

Cooking Instructions:

1. Boil the pork & chicken in 6 cups of water – with onions, bayleaf and peppercorns, add 1 teaspoon of salt

2. Once the pork & chicken are cooked, separate the stock and set aside

3. Slice pork and chicken to bite sizes

4. Mix glutinous rice with white rice then boil the rice mixture with 3 1/2 cups of pork & chicken stock. Stir once in a while to prevent burning

5. Fry Pork liver and set aside

6. Fry in hot oil, Saute garlic, and the remaining onions. Season with salt and pepper.  Add the cooked pork meat & chicken, bell pepper, green peas and simmer for a few minutes

7. Add the cooked rice mixture; blend well, then add the rest of the ingredients and combine lightly

8. Arrange on a platter and garnish with sliced hard-boiled eggs, strips of onion leaves