Gallo Pinto (red Beans And Rice)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 -3 tablespoons oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 bell pepper, finely chopped
• 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup kidney beans or 2 cups black beans, drained
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 cups hot cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a large skillet or sauté pan over medium-high flame. add the onions, bell pepper and garlic and sauté for about 2-3 minutes, or until cooked through.
• 2 stir in the drained beans, some of their reserved liquid, salt and pepper. bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and continue to simmer until heated through.
• 3 add the rice and stir into the beans and heat through. adjust seasoning and add a little more bean liquid if necessary. serve hot.
• 4 variations:.
• 5 •casamiento (salvadoran black beans and rice): use black beans instead of red beans.
• 6 •nicaraguans on the caribbean coast use coconut oil instead of regular vegetable oil.
• 7 •stir in some chopped cilantro.
• 8 •add a few dashes of bottled pepper sauce or worcerstershire sauce for added flavor.