Cuban Green Rice

Name: Cuban Green Rice
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Jamaica
Ingredients: 50 g (1¾ oz) parsley, roughly chopped; 2 spring onions, roughly chopped; 340 g (11¾ oz) long-grain white rice; 2 green peppers, deseeded and roughly chopped; 25 g (1 oz) unsalted butter; 25 g (1 oz) fresh coriander leaves, roughly chopped; juice of 1 lime; 2 tbsp olive oil; salt, to taste; 475 ml (17 fl oz) chicken stock

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Food for Friends

By Levi Roots

Published 2010

About

Known as arroz verde in Spanish, this dish looks brilliant because of the bright colours. Try it with my Cuban Roast Pork.

Ingredients

340 g (11¾ oz) long-grain white rice
2 green peppers, deseeded and roughly chopped

Americas
Jamaica
Main course
Caribbean
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Tip the rice into a bowl and cover with cold water. Leave to soak for 30 minutes, then rinse it really well and drain.
Put the peppers, spring onions, parsley and coriander in a blender or food processor. Season with salt, add 2 tbsp. water and whizz until smooth.</