Easy Black Beans and Rice Recipe

Black beans and rice is any such traditional combination, specially in Caribbean or Southern cooking. There are probable dozens of methods to make it; this one is an clean recipe that cooks up brief and tastes incredible.

Now, in case you are really extreme approximately your beans you’ll soak dry black beans overnight and then cook dinner them for an hour or  first, however then that wouldn’t be brief and smooth. So we’ll save that method for some other recipe.

This recipe is higher for a “the chicken is on the grill, what am I going to serve it with?” facet dish, and uses canned black beans. by means of the way, my buddy David recommends mixing a few chopped up canned green olives, the ones with pimentos in them, for giving an additional raise to simple black beans and rice.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1/2 red bell pepper, thinly sliced (for added flavor you can substitute roasted red bell peppers or some chopped pimentos)
• 1 cup uncooked white rice
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano or 1 heaping Tbsp chopped fresh oregano
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Optional Lime wedges and cilantro for garnish
• 2 16-ounce cans of black beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 Tbsp white vinegar
• 3 cloves minced garlic
• A few dashes of Tabasco or 1/4 teaspoon cayenne powder

INSTRUCTIONS

1. cook the rice: cook rice in step with package deal commands. White rice generally takes 15 mins to prepare dinner once the water is simmering, and 10 minutes to sit.
2. Sauté onions, bell peppers, garlic: warmness oil in a massive skillet on medium high. Sauté onions and bell peppers for 3-4 mins, till just starting to melt, then add garlic and sauté a minute extra.
3. add beans, vinegar, Tabasco, then simmer: upload the black beans, vinegar and Tabasco or cayenne. deliver vinegar to a simmer, reduce warmth, cowl and simmer for five minutes.
4. Stir in rice and oregano. add salt and pepper to taste.