Black Beans and Rice
Black Beans and Rice

Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, black beans and rice. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Black Beans and Rice is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Black Beans and Rice is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have black beans and rice using 12 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Black Beans and Rice:
  1. Get 1 pound dried black beans, soaked in water overnight, drain
  2. Make ready 2 cups brown rice
  3. Prepare 3 &1/2 cups water plus salt to taste to cook rice
  4. Get 1 large onion, chopped well
  5. Prepare 4 cloves garlic, rough chop
  6. Get 2 tablespoons olive oil
  7. Make ready 1 teaspoon chile powder; mild, medium or hot, to your taste
  8. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  9. Make ready 2 tablespoons dried oregano
  10. Prepare salt and pepper
  11. Prepare 3/4 cup chopped tomatos
  12. Make ready Optional ×* Serve with fresh chopped cilantro
Instructions to make Black Beans and Rice:
  1. Cook beans in water for 45 minutes or until soft. (You will save 1 cup of cooked bean water). Cook rice at the same time, rice will take closer to an hour to cook over low heat. While beans and rice are cooking, prep veggies and measure out spices in a small bowl.
  2. Heat olive oil in a skillet and add onion, cook for 3 minutes then add garlic, gently cook 2 more minutes. Add spices. Add cooked beans and reserved bean water and tomatoes. Mix. Simmer for 2o minutes.
  3. Serve on top of hot cooked rice.

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