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Moros y cristianos

Name: Moros y cristianos
Prep time: 8 h
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 9 h 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Cuban
Ingredients: 1 cup dry soaked black beans, dry; 1 1/2 cups rice; 1 chopped onion; 1 chopped capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper); 4 cloves garlic; 1/2 tsp cumin powder (ground cumin); 1/2 tsp dried oregano; 1 bay leaf (indian bay leaf); 2 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 1 tsp vinegar; Water, bean broth; Salt, to taste

Black beans and rice cooked together with sofrito, cumin and oregano. One pot, endless comfort.

75 minTime

11 gProtein each

mildSpice

8hPlan ahead. Soak for 8 hours first; the 75 minutes come after.

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Grandma's wayCuban congrí style rice and beans.

The original

353kcalsame

11 gproteinsame

7 gfibresame

75minutessame

Moros y cristianos.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Black beans, dry1 cup dry, soaked

Rice1½ cups

Onion1, chopped

Capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper)1, chopped

Garlic4 cloves

Cumin powder (ground cumin)½ tsp

Dried oregano½ tsp

Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)1

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Vinegar1 tsp

Waterbean broth

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Pressure cook soaked beans for 4 whistles until just tender. Let pressure release naturally and keep the dark broth.
2Fry onion, capsicum and garlic in oil, then cumin and oregano.
3Add rice and stir 1 minute, then beans, broth, bay, vinegar and salt.
4Cover and cook on low for 20 minutes, then rest 10 minutes.

Serve it like this

Serve in a big bowl alongside roast pork or ropa vieja, with fried plantains and avocado salad.

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