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Tacu Tacu - Rice and bean mix

Cuisine peruvian
Keyword peruvian food
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 4 People
Author Brandon Castillo

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil
  • 4 cups Cooked Rice
  • 6 cups Cooked beans
  • 1 1/2 Cups Diced Onions (Red or White)
  • 3 Garlic cloves (Minced)
  • 2 tablespoon "Aji Amarillo" Paste
  • 1 tbsp "Aji Panca" Paste
  • 2 Tbsp Tomato Paste
  • 1 tablespoon Sal
  • 1 teaspoon ground Paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 1/4 cup Chopped Cilantro
  • 1/4 cup Water optional

Instructions

  • In a hot pan add some oil , onions, garlic, tomato paste, "Ají Amarillo" and Ají panca paste let it cook until tender.
  • While that is cooking, in a bowl add beans and mush them then add the salt, pepper, paprika, cumin, cilantro and integrate.
  • then add the onions,garlic and Aji we cooked before integrate.
  • Add Rice to the mix and mush it too.if it's too dry you can add some water I always use the water in which the beans were cooked.
  • Shape your Tacu Tacus like a Football and in a Pan with hot oil seal them 3 min per side and thats it!
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