Cuban style, black beans and rice

Name: Cuban style, black beans and rice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Latin American, American, Cuban
Ingredients: 5g garlic powder; 2 bay leaves, washed; 1 tsp oil; 1 medium white onion, peeled & diced; ½ teaspoon of cumin powder; ½ teaspoon of oregano; ½ teaspoon of cayenne pepper; 450g of Basmati rice, washed before hand; 600ml of chicken stock made with 1 stock cube; 200g of tinned black beans, rinsed & drained; 1 scotch bonnet pepper, washed & kept whole; ½ tsp gravy browning; 2g salt; 1/3 sweet red pepper, washed & diced for garnished; 1/2 lime, squeezed

4 steps

Prep:15minCook:35min

A flavour packed rice dish which can be eaten alone or as a side dish to your saucy protein main.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:03:23 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories355.3 kcal (18%)

Total Fat2.8 g (4%)

Carbs70.4 g (27%)

Sugars3.1 g (3%)

Protein10 g (20%)

Sodium363.5 mg (18%)

Fiber3.2 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

1 tspoil

medium, peeled & diced

½ teaspooncumin powder

½ teaspoonoregano

½ teaspooncayenne pepper

450gBasmati rice

washed before hand

600mlchicken stock

made with 1 stock cube

200gblack beans

tinned, rinsed & drained

1scotch bonnet pepper

washed & kept whole

½ tspgravy browning

2gsalt

0.33sweet red pepper

washed & diced for garnished

0.5lime

squeezed

Instructions

Step 1

Wash the rice with cold water and repeat until the water runs clear and set aside.

Step 2

In a medium size pot add the oil and heat on a medium heat, add all the herbs and spices and black beans and cook for 3-4 minutes. Then add stock, rice and mix well, cook on a medium heat until the liquid starts boiling, then reduce the heat to the lowest setting and add the scotch bonnet and simmer with the lid on.

Step 3

Allow the rice to steam for 25-30 minutes. Do not open the pot or stir the rice during this process as it will make the rice sticky. Once cooked the rice will be soft and fluffy .

Step 4

Remove the scotch bonnet pepper, sprinkle red peppers and squeeze lime over rice and then fluff the rice with a fork and serve.