Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, black beans and rice. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Black Beans and Rice is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Black Beans and Rice is something which I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook black beans and rice using 12 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Black Beans and Rice:

1. Prepare dried black beans, soaked in water overnight, drain
2. Prepare brown rice
3. Get &1/2 cups water plus salt to taste to cook rice
4. Get large onion, chopped well
5. Prepare garlic, rough chop
6. Make ready olive oil
7. Prepare chile powder; mild, medium or hot, to your taste
8. Prepare ground cumin
9. Prepare dried oregano
10. Prepare salt and pepper
11. Take chopped tomatos
12. Make ready Optional ×* Serve with fresh chopped cilantro

Can be eaten as a meal in itself, or served as an excellent side to any Mexican-American food. Top with Cheddar, American, Parmesan, or any other cheese of choice, if desired. Once you know how to make black beans and rice, you can start experimenting with the classic side by incorporating your favorite vegetables and spices. That's exactly what we did for our black beans and rice recipe, which you can make using our regular or reduced sodium black bean varieties.

Instructions to make Black Beans and Rice:

1. Cook beans in water for 45 minutes or until soft. (You will save 1 cup of cooked bean water). Cook rice at the same time, rice will take closer to an hour to cook over low heat. While beans and rice are cooking, prep veggies and measure out spices in a small bowl.
2. Heat olive oil in a skillet and add onion, cook for 3 minutes then add garlic, gently cook 2 more minutes. Add spices. Add cooked beans and reserved bean water and tomatoes. Mix. Simmer for 2o minutes.
3. Serve on top of hot cooked rice.

We mix in tomatoes, onions and green peppers, plus seasonings like thyme and garlic salt for extra. Stir in the rice, black beans, tomatoes, water, vinegar and salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to low. Stir in the rice, cover, and reduce heat to low. In a stockpot over medium-high heat, heat the oil.

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