How to Make Ultimate Black Beans and Rice

Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, black beans and rice. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Black Beans and Rice is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Black Beans and Rice is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this 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 can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Black Beans and Rice:

1. Take 1 pound dried black beans, soaked in water overnight, drain
2. Prepare 2 cups brown rice
3. Make ready 3 &1/2 cups water plus salt to taste to cook rice
4. Take 1 large onion, chopped well
5. Make ready 4 cloves garlic, rough chop
6. Take 2 tablespoons olive oil
7. Take 1 teaspoon chile powder; mild, medium or hot, to your taste
8. Take 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
9. Take 2 tablespoons dried oregano
10. Prepare salt and pepper
11. Get 3/4 cup chopped tomatos
12. Prepare Optional ×* Serve with fresh chopped cilantro

Steps 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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