Rice with cooking ham (Arroz con jamon)
At the end of the second war in Puerto Rico rice was the food to fill your tummy. During that time all the resources went to the soldiers who were fighting for our country so food was very limited. If you were lucky white rice with stewed beans would be at your dinner table every night. Throughout the years we developed many rice recipes. No longer do we just eat white rice and stewed beans. The recipe that I want to share with you today is one of the first ones my mother developed in her kitchen. dessertsandgoodfood.blogspot.com Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil oil 1/2 cup ham steak, small dice 1/3 cup yellow onion, small dice 1/4 cup carrot, about 1 small, dice 1/4 cup celery, small dice 1 tablespoon achiote oil 1/4 cup red bell pepper, dice 1/4 cup green bell pepper, dice 1 large clove of garlic, peeled and minced 1 tablespoon of fresh cilantro, minced 1/3 cup of green olive...