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

Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, pork (or chicken) and spanish cauli-"rice". It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Pork (or Chicken) and Spanish Cauli-"Rice" is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Pork (or Chicken) and Spanish Cauli-"Rice" is something that I have loved my entire life.

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

The ingredients needed to make Pork (or Chicken) and Spanish Cauli-"Rice":
  1. Get cauliflower, riced by hand or in processor
  2. Make ready cumin
  3. Take Olive oil + 2 Tbsp rendered chicken fat (or 1/4 cup olive oil)
  4. Get onion, chopped
  5. Get green bell pepper, chopped
  6. Make ready garlic, minced
  7. Make ready pork (or chicken), cubed
  8. Get oregano
  9. Make ready threads saffron
  10. Make ready tomatoes, drained & chopped (or 3 fresh Roma's)
  11. Prepare chili powder
  12. Prepare salt & pepper
  13. Prepare cilantro, chopped (optional)
  14. Take 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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