Arroz Con Bananas (Rice with Bananas)

Ingredients

• •1/4 teaspoon saffron threads
• •2 teaspoons hot water
• •2 cups rice, white, long-grain, cooked
• •4 bananas
• •1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• •1 pinch salt
• •1 pinch cayenne pepper
• •2 tablespoons parsley, chopped

Directions

1. 1Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Dissolve saffron in hot water for 5 minutes – stir into rice. Spoon rice into shallow casserole. Place in oven to dry slightly.
2. 2Peel bananas - cut in half lengthwise. Heat oil in large skillet – fry bananas until golden brown on both sides. Season with salt and red pepper. Sprinkle chopped parsley over rice - arrange fried bananas on top.