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MOROS Y CRISTIANOS (Black Beans & Rice) Recipe | |
Cuban Rice | |
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Ingredients:
Basic Black Beans*3 6" pieces of slab bacon 2 Garlic cloves; crushed 2 T Olive oil 1 c Liquid from previously -cooked black beans 1 c Rice, uncooked 1/2 c Water 1/2 c Black beans; drained 1/2 ts Olive oil
Directions:
Prepare Basic Black Beans recipe, reserving liquid from beans.In a 2-qt. saucepan, saute slab bacon and garlic in olive oil until they are lightly browned. Remove from pan; set aside. Put rice in the pan and cook until it begins to crackle. Add water and liquid from black beans. Cover and cook over medium-low heat until rice is rather dry (water will be almost completely absorbed) and almost tender. Add black beans and olive oil; cook a little longer until rice is tender but not too soft or mushy. Mix in browned pieces of bacon and garlic. Serve hot. | |