A Caribbean recipe

"Una receta caribeña"
Spanish A2 writing exercise

Valentina shares her grandmother's treasured Caribbean rice dish.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "recipe", "ingredient", "to add", "to stir", "to cook (food)", "to taste" and "the rest (= remainder)".

Written by qualified Spanish expert Silvia Píriz BA
Last updated: 2026-07-03

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This is my grandmother's recipe. It is a traditional Caribbean dish. First, buy all the ingredients. You need rice, chicken, peppers and spices. Heat some olive oil in a pan. Add the chicken and cook it for ten minutes. Then, add the peppers and the spices. Stir everything well. Now add the rice. Cook everything on a low heat for twenty minutes. Taste the dish and add a little salt. Enjoy with your family!

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