Food of Panama: Rice with Tomato and Cheese
Rice with Tomato and Cheese Recipe
Ingredients:
2 pounds of cooked rice
1 cup of red pepper, cut in very thin slices
1 cup of green pepper cut in very thin slices
1 cup of grated spicy cheese
1 cup of mozzarella cheese, cut in small pieces
Salt and pepper
1 egg
1 cup of tomatoes cut very thinly
Procedure:
Mix well all the ingredients, (except the egg and ¼ cup of the grated cheese), specially the mozzarella, and put all the mixture in a greased baking dish.
Beat the egg with 1/4th cup of soft grated cheese, and cover the rice mixture with it.
Bake for a half hour or until it gets brown on top, in a medium heat oven-
This food of Panama goes very nicely with hamburgers or hot dogs or to serve it in a typical way, with fried chicken’s feet.
Enjoy it!