Black Bean Rice Recipe

Rice with black beans is an excellent combination, not only for its nutritional values ​​but also for its flavor. Present as an accompaniment to meat dishes, such as picanha, this is a dish that every Brazilian should know how to cook. For that, keep reading this Specialfood step by step!

Ingredients for making black bean rice:

 2 cups of rice

 2 cups of cooked black beans

 5 cups of water (1200 milliliters)

 4 cloves of garlic

 2 bay leaves

 2 tablespoons of oil

 1 pinch of salt

How to make black bean rice:

Start the preparation of your rice with black beans by putting the oil, the minced garlic cloves and bay leaves in a pan and let it cook.

Add rice and cooked black beans and their syrup, if using tinned beans. Add water, season with salt and cook over low heat.

After about 20 minutes, uncap and stir with a fork. If you notice that the rice is still slightly raw, add a little water and let it cook for a while longer. Check the flavor with salt.

When the rice is hot, turn off the heat and serve it hot. Now you know the recipe for rice and black beans!

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Comments:

This recipe is designed for black beans that have already been cooked. Dried black beans should be soaked overnight.

If you want to also add bacon or sausage while the rice cooks. You may be interested to read about the mush recipe / guava ice cream recipe/ chayote benefits blogpost/ kiwi jam recipe/ golden honey recipe.