Name: Arroz Congri (Cuban Rice and Black Beans) Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Cuban
Ingredients: 2 tsp olive oil; ½ cup green bell pepper; ½ cup red bell pepper; 1 small onion; 2 cloves garlic; 1 cup long grain rice; 15 oz black beans; 1½ cups water; ½ tsp cumin; 1 bay leaf; pinch oregano; salt and pepper

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How To Make Arroz Congri (Cuban Rice and Black Beans)

Arroz congri is a Cuban dish of rice and black beans, giving it a distinctly dark hue. The vegan dish also has bell peppers, onions, bay leaf, and garlic.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 50 minutes

Total: 1 hour

Serves:

Ingredients

2tspolive oil
½cupgreen bell pepper,chopped
½cupred bell pepper,chopped
1small onion,chopped
2clovesgarlic,minced
1cuplong grain rice,uncooked
15ozblack beans,(1 can), don’t drain
1½cupswater
½tspcumin
1bay leaf
pinchoregano
salt and pepper,to taste

Instructions

In a heavy medium-sized pot, heat oil on medium heat.
Add onions, peppers and garlic and saute for about 4 to 5 minutes, until soft.
Add rice, beans, water, cumin, bay leaf, oregano and salt and pepper. Simmer on medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the rice absorbs most of the water and just barely skims the top of the rice.
Cover, reduce heat to low, and for simmer 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes, shut the flame off and let it sit, covered for another 5 minutes (don’t open the lid).

Nutrition

Calories: 458.94kcal
Fat: 3.42g
Saturated Fat: 0.66g
Monounsaturated Fat: 1.53g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.82g
Carbohydrates: 86.56g
Fiber: 14.73g
Sugar: 3.45g
Protein: 21.64g
Sodium: 560.44mg
Calcium: 131.53mg
Potassium: 1400.69mg
Iron: 5.01mg
Vitamin A: 26.77µg
Vitamin C: 32.49mg

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