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Cuban rice with millet

Cuban rice with millet

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Discover this Cuban rice recipe with millet, a delicious and easy-to-prepare dish. Ingredients: onion, garlic, olive oil, bell pepper, canned corn, crushe…

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Recipe from Awo, Christian, CTHOE (KochWiki), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Cuban rice is a traditional dish that combines rice with corn. Add some French-fried bananas and scrambled eggs for a delicious combination of flavors.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time45 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodpan, oven
  • Estimated cost$5.73 $2.87 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.15
  • $0.10
  • $0.18
  • $3.16
  • $0.56
  • $0.34
  • $0.34
  • $0.20
  • $0.02
  • $0.07
  • $0.17
  • $0.09
  • $0.35

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 13 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the rice according to the instructions.
  2. Peel and chop the onion and garlic, then sauté them in 1 tablespoon of oil until softened. ≈ 8 min
  3. Remove the seeds from the peppers, chop them into small pieces, and add them to the onion and garlic. ≈ 8 min
  4. Add the drained corn. ≈ 3 min
  5. Add the French-fried tomatoes and the larger, chopped tomatoes, then simmer over low heat.
  6. Season with paprika, salt, and pepper. ≈ 2 min
  7. Peel a banana, cut it in half lengthwise, and then grill it on both sides over low heat with 1 tablespoon of oil, until it is nicely browned.
  8. Fry the egg in a pan with a small amount of oil.

The bill

Cuban rice with millet

  • 1 onion$0.15
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.10
  • 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil$0.18
  • 1 bell pepper$3.16
  • 100 g of canned corn$0.56
  • 200 g of crushed tomatoes (Spanish tomato sauce)$0.34
  • Half a tomato$0.34
  • 1 teaspoon of mild paprika$0.20
  • salt$0.02
  • pepper$0.07
  • 1 banana$0.17
  • 2 tablespoons of rice$0.09
  • 1 egg$0.35

Total$5.73

that's $2.87 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 onion
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 100 g of canned corn
  • 200 g of crushed tomatoes (Spanish tomato sauce)
  • Half a tomato
  • 1 teaspoon of mild paprika
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 banana
  • 2 tablespoons of rice
  • 1 egg

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