How to prepare a Colombian recipe called "Arroz tapado" (Covered rice)

 

Ingredients:

·         Chicken breast

·         Bacon

·         Mushroooms

·         Water

·         Rice

·         Salt

·         Black pepper

·         Onion

·         Garlic

·         Milk

·         Butter

·         Walnut powder

·         Paprika

·         Carrots

·         Cabbage

·         Oil

·         Olive oil

·         Tomato paste

·         Potatoes

Instructions:

Firstly, prepare the rice: make water boil and add salt and black pepper at your wish, also put a little bit of oil and chopped onions. When the water is boiling, add the washed rice and wait for it to boil. As soon as the water gets dried, reduce the flame and turn off when the rice is smooth. While the rice is cooking, chop the bacon and the mushrooms into little pieces and fry them. Also cook the chicken with water and salt, when the chicken is cooked and cold, shred it.

Chop some onions, paprika, carrots and the cabbage, fry the vegetables and when they’re done, add the tomato pasta and pour a little bit of water. Cover the vegetables, so they can grow with the water. 

Prepare a béchamel sauce: melt butter and add milk, flour and walnut powder and wait for it to thicken.

Peel potatoes and scratch them, put the grated potatoes in water for a while. Fry the potatoes and set them over a napkin.

Finally mix the vegetables, the chicken, the mushrooms, the bacon and the béchamel sauce.  Server the rice and cover it with the mixture mentioned before, put the potatoes around the plate. And enjoy your meal!