Breaded Steak, White Rice,Tostones & Tomatoes

This is what I made for my hubby last night. It is one of his favorite things to eat. He loves plain white rice with just about anything, (don't ask me why). If you don't like the rice alone, then by all means top the rice with red beans or black beans, or any other of your favorite beans.

Here's what you'll need, which is not much. This is a very economical meal. I didn't put the amounts on the ingredients because it really depends on how many you are cooking for. You would buy a nice cubed steak for each person. One plantain can be enough for two people, three plantains would be enough for four people. One bag of cracker meal is enough for four to five steaks. The cracker meal I use is found in the bread section of my supermarket in plastic bags. It is very fine. Rice amounts is usually one cup per person.

Ingredients:

Cubed Steak
Green Plantain
Cracker Meal
3 Eggs
Salt, Pepper, & Garlic Powder
Corn Oil
White Rice
Nice Ripe Tomato
Dressing of your choice

Take the green plantain, cut off the ends, make 2-3 slits from one end to the other, and peel by sections. You have to put a little thumb into it.

Slice into one inch pieces like this.


Heat the corn oil in a skillet and fry on medium heat. Oil should cover about half way up the sides. You don't want them to get brown, this is just to soften them on the inside. So turn them a few times.

Take them out and set aside so they can cool a bit for handling and smashing.

Meanwhile season your cubed steak with salt, pepper and garlic powder.


Whisk 3 large eggs in a bowl.

Spread a layer of cracker meal on large plate, coat steak with egg and then cracker meal.

Set aside.

Now back to the tostones.

This is a plantain smasher. They come made of wood or plastic. You can usually find it at your local supermarket in the Spanish utensil and cookware section.

Take each cooked piece of plantain, one at a time please, put it in the middle of the smasher and smash.


They should look like this.

Smash all of them and set aside.

Return to skillet and fry on medium heat until crispy on both sides.

Drain on paper towel and add salt to taste. Salt should be added immediately after you remove from frying.

Now, back to the steak.

In the same frying pan and oil, on medium heat, fry the steak until it's golden brown.

Turn it and cook it on the other side.

To make sure the steak cooks completely on the inside, after I turn it, I cover it, turn down the heat a bit, and let it finish cooking for a few minutes.

Slice up some tomatoes and top with your favorite dressing, and there you have it.

I hope you enjoy this recipe.

I Wish You Love and Good Eatin'

Joyce