Gallo Pinto (Costa Rican Rice and Beans)
Gallo Pinto (Costa Rican Rice and Beans) — a bean recipe, 11 ingredients.
Ingredients
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- 1 package (450 g / 16 oz) dry beans (black beans preferred)
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 red pepper, chopped
- 1 bulb garlic, minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp cumin
- Olive oil
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- 1–2 whole dried or fresh hot peppers (optional)
- 1–2 cups uncooked rice (you can use the same amount of rice than beans; this is, 3 cups of beans for 3 cups of rice).
Steps
- Soak beans overnight, or, bring them to a boil and let sit for 1 hour.
- In a Dutch oven or large pot, sauté onions and garlic in olive oil on medium heat until onions are translucent.
- Add red pepper, and sauté for a few minutes more.
- Add beans and enough water to cover all ingredients.
- Add spices, bring to a boil, then lower heat and cover, stirring occasionally until done (1–2 hours, depending on the age of your beans).
- Add rice and twice as much water to a pot (e.g. 1 cup rice + 2 cups water, 1 ½ cups rice + 3 cups water, etc).
- Cook at a rolling boil until the water has boiled down to the level of the rice.
- Reduce heat to a light simmer, cover, and cook for 20 minutes.
- Serve the beans over the rice and enjoy!
Source
Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0