Pork (or Chicken) and Spanish Cauli-"Rice"
Pork (or Chicken) and Spanish Cauli-"Rice"

Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, pork (or chicken) and spanish cauli-"rice". It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Pork (or Chicken) and Spanish Cauli-"Rice" is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Pork (or Chicken) and Spanish Cauli-"Rice" is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have pork (or chicken) and spanish cauli-"rice" using 14 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Pork (or Chicken) and Spanish Cauli-"Rice":
  1. Make ready 1 lb cauliflower, riced by hand or in processor
  2. Take 3/4 tsp cumin
  3. Prepare 2 tbsp Olive oil + 2 Tbsp rendered chicken fat (or 1/4 cup olive oil)
  4. Take 3 oz onion, chopped
  5. Get 4 oz green bell pepper, chopped
  6. Take 3 clove garlic, minced
  7. Prepare 12 oz pork (or chicken), cubed
  8. Get 1/4 tsp oregano
  9. Prepare 5 threads saffron
  10. Prepare 1 can tomatoes, drained & chopped (or 3 fresh Roma's)
  11. Make ready 1 dash chili powder
  12. Get 1 salt & pepper
  13. Make ready 2 tbsp cilantro, chopped (optional)
  14. Prepare 1 Monterrey Jack cheese, shredded
Instructions to make Pork (or Chicken) and Spanish Cauli-"Rice":
  1. Dry roast the cumin in a dry skillet over medium heat until it smells toasty but is not burned. Remove and set aside.
  2. Rice the cauliflower either with a hand box grater or in a food processor. Set aside for now.
  3. Preheat oven to 350º.
  4. In a large skillet or dutch oven heat the oil and chicken fat. Add the meat and slightly brown it on the surfaces.
  5. Add the onion and bell pepper. Saute to partially tenderize.
  6. Add garlic, roasted cumin, salt, pepper, chili powder and saffron threads. Add the cilantro last, if using. Stir well.
  7. Turn off heat. Add the cauli-rice & tomatoes into the pot and stir to mix it evenly into the meat mixture.
  8. Cover the casserole pan or Dutch oven with a tight fitting lid.
  9. Pop into 350º oven for 30-35 minutes and allow flavors to blend.
  10. Remove and sprinkle with Monterrey Jack cheese and return to oven without lid for 5-10 more minutes to allow cheese to melt and become bubbly.
  11. Pairs nicely with a lovely guacamole salad.
  12. Note: you can sub regular rice for the cauliflower if you have a diehard cauli-hater, but this is the dish to win them over with! :-)

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