I must really be into Cuban food. Because I pair pork and plantains together on a regular basis. I didn’t even know that was a Cuban thing until a reader asked if I was Cuban since I seem to work with those foods a lot. Well, I’m not. Just plain ole’ ‘merican. Just kidding, I’m German. I came from famers. #factoftheday. Oh stupid hashtags.
Anywho, since I’m ‘merican, I must love diners, right? Well, I love the show ‘Diners, Drive-In, and Dives’ so I must love them. I at least love their food. Especially anything that has hash in the title. So when I was craving hash and had leftover pork and some super brown plantains sitting around, I got creative. Not really that creative, but creative in my mind. Because it’s super simple and stupid delicious. I could honestly eat this for every meal.
I had so many plantain chips over the weekend, it’s just ridiculous.
Warning: do not stick your fingers up your nose or around your eyes after cutting peppers. Pretty sure this is the 3rd time I’ve talked about this on my blog. I guess writing in my blog as a therapy session doesn’t actually help me out.
I went somewhere fantastic over the weekend. To a new coffee shop. But this is not just any coffee shop, it’s a PALEO coffee shop. Completely paleo. It’s freaking awesome. And it’s my neighborhood. They have fruit smoothies with egg protein, chocolate macaroons with no nuts (probably the best thing I’ve ever tasted…not joking), pumpkin brownies made with almond flour and a crap ton more goodies. They even have salads so you can go there for lunch and have that with my favorite…a dirty chai. I swear I’m not a spokesperson for them, just absolutely love what they are doing. You have to check them out if you live or are just visiting Denver. Mmm…coffee is located in the art district of Santa Fe in Denver. Just wait until you show your friends and family how delicious paleo can be.
Pork and Plantain Cuban Breakfast Hash
- Yield: 1 1x
Ingredients
- 1 plantains, peeled and sliced in half lengthwise
- 1/2 cup leftover easy shredded pork
- 1/2 jalapeno, diced
- 1/4 yellow onion, diced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- juice of 1/2 a lime
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 egg, cooked however you’d like
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
Instructions
- First you need to caramelize your plantains.
- Add them to a large skillet over medium heat with a tablespoon of coconut oil. Cook on both sides for about 2-3 minutes, being sure not to burn them.
- Once they are cooked through, add your plantains to a large bowl and small with a fork. Then add your minced garlic clove, onion, jalapeno, lime, seasonings and leftover pork. Mash thoroughly together.
- Form a large ball then press down into a thin patty.
- Heat skillet back up and place another tablespoon of coconut oil in your skillet.
- Add your hash to the pan and press down to make it as flat as possible.
- Cook on both sides for 4-5 minutes or until each side is crispy.
- Cook up your egg(s) however you’d like. I cooked mine over easy.
- Top hash with egg. This would also be great with guacamole and/or salsa.
sooo jealous of your paleo coffee shop find. i need me one of those!
Omfg! Thank you so much for telling us about mmm…coffee. That place is right by my office and I went there at lunch today. Their food is so good and I had a coconut milk latte that was amazing. This is my new favorite place. They rock!
Paleo coffee shop?! Sounds like just another reason why I need to move to Denver. lol.
Probably has been suggested before…. But I chop all my hot peppers wearing rubber gloves. Not the yellow mom kind, but the doctor/nurse kind. Saved me MANY an eye and/or nostril and/or ‘other’ burning.
And PS I love your food!
You are a rockstar…this was amazing!!
Meat and plantain are not only Cuban, it is a pretty known and used combination throughout Latin-American cuisine.
Here in Costa Rica the usual full meal is called a ‘casado’, which consists of a meat portion, rice, beans, a salad and plantain.
It was so good… Definitely a 5 star
This was awesome. Only thing is it fell apart a little too easily…anyone have a fix for that?
Maybe a teaspoon or two of coconut flour would hold it together a little. I use coconut flour in my meatloaf, turkey burgers and hamburgers. Basically wherever I used to use breadcrumbs pre-paleo.
Just found this blog today! I am four days on Paleo and love Cuban food. I like to make picadillo and fry up leftovers in the morning with sunnyside eggs.
ohmyfreakinggod. How did you get so smart?! This was AMAZING!
Going back for round two now… mmmmmm