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Saturday, March 14, 2015

Black Beans And Rice

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 large onion, chopped finely
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3/4 cup uncooked brown rice
  • 2 cups low sodium chicken broth, canned or homemade (or vegetable broth)
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped
  • 4 cups canned black beans, drained and rinsed (kidney beans would also work well)
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or 1 red pepper, chopped, plus 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper)
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon curry powder
  • 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 heat oil in a stockpot over medium-high heat.
  • 2 saute onion and garlic until onion softens, about 4 minutes.
  • 3 add rice and saute for 2 minutes (this crisps the outside of the rice).
  • 4 add broth and tomatoes. bring to a boil, cover and lower the heat. cook for 40 minutes until rice is done, stirring occasionally.
  • 5 add beans, spices, and fresh cilantro.
  • 6 to replace the red pepper flakes with fresh: saute a chopped red pepper with the onion and add a 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper with the beans.

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