Tacu tacu
Tacu tacu, from above
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Tacu tacu

Leftover rice and beans fried into a crisp golden log, topped with steak and egg. Afro Peruvian genius.

40 minTime
45 gProtein each
mediumSpice
8hPlan ahead. Soak for 8 hours first; the 40 minutes come after.
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayRice and bean cake with steak, egg and salsa criolla.
The original
665kcalsame
45 gproteinsame
8 gfibresame
40minutessame

Tacu tacu con bistec.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Cooked rice2½ cups cooked rice
Dried white beans (haricot beans, navy beans)¾ cup dry canary beans, cooked
Onion2, 1 for aderezo, 1 for salsa
Garlic3 cloves
Ají amarillo paste2 tbsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp
Dried oreganoa pinch
Beef400 g thin steak
Egg4
Lemon1 lime
Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful
Saltto taste

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Fry one chopped onion, garlic and ají amarillo in 1 tbsp oil until soft.
  2. 2Add the mashed beans and rice and mash together. Season.
  3. 3Shape into an oval log in a hot oiled pan and fry, turning, until golden and crisp.
  4. 4Sear the steak and fry the eggs. Slice the remaining onion and toss with lime, coriander and salt.
  5. 5Serve tacu tacu with steak, egg and salsa criolla.
Serve it like this

Plate the golden log with the steak beside it, a fried egg on top and salsa criolla piled on.

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What goes with Tacu tacu: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
With a main Lomo saltado40 min
On the side Papa a la huancaína30 min
On the side Bhindi masala35 min
To drink Chicha morada60 min
Something sweet Picarones120 min
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