SILPANCHO

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is lower in fat and pork is often less expensive.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: yams

Sweet potatoes provide more nutrients and yams are often cheaper.

rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: barley

Quinoa is a protein-rich alternative and barley is often more affordable.

eggs

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: egg substitute

Tofu provides a plant-based option and egg substitutes can be less expensive.

Prepare all ingredients on the table for silpancho.

Season the ground beef with salt, pepper, cumin, and optional garlic.

Add bread crumbs to the beef mixture until it reaches a consistency that doesn't stick to hands.

Toast the rice in 1 tablespoon of oil until it turns light brown.

Add 2 cups of cold water to the toasted rice and bring to a boil.

Once the water is absorbed, cover and reduce heat to low to finish cooking the rice.

Flatten the seasoned beef mixture between two plastic bags using a rolling pin until it's very thin, like a tortilla.

Heat oil in a skillet and fry the flattened beef carefully to avoid splattering.

Fry the boiled potatoes until they turn golden brown, cutting them into slices beforehand.

Dice the tomato and onion for garnish.

Fry the two eggs until they reach the desired doneness.

Assemble the plate with rice, fried potatoes, the beef, and top with the fried eggs, diced tomato, and onion.

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