Black Beans & Rice

Name: Black Beans & Rice
Yield: feeds 4 to 6
Ingredients: 2 cups black beans; 8 cups water; 1/2 large onion, diced; 1/2 green pepper, diced; 2 large cloves garlic, chopped; 1 bay leaf; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt; Black pepper; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 cup chopped onion; 1 cup chopped green pepper; Pinch each of kosher salt and black pepper; 3 large cloves garlic, chopped; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 tablespoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 4 teaspoons red wine vinegar; Tabasco sauce; 1/4 cup dry sherry; Perfect Rice (page 117)

January 24, 2012

Serve up these deeply flavored Cuban-style beans with a pile of perfectly cooked white rice. Add a salad or some veggies and you’ve got the Dinosaur vegetarian platter.

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