Name: Black Beans and Rice
Ingredients: 1 lb Dried Black Beans; (3 cups); Picked Over and Rinsed; 8 c Water; 6 Cloves Garlic; Crushed; 2 tb Dried Oregano; 1 Bay Leaf; 2 ts Olive Oil; 1 lg Onion; Chopped; 1 Red Bell Pepper; Chopped; 1 tb Ground Cumin; 1 Jalapeno Pepper; Seeded and Chopped; 2 tb Balsamic Vinegar; 1 ts Salt; Freshly Ground Black Pepper to Taste; 2 c Long-Grain White Rice; 1 Lime; Sliced into 8 Wedges

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Dutch		7	Cups

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Dried Black Beans; (3 cups); Picked Over and Rinsed
8	c	Water
6		Cloves Garlic; Crushed
2	tb	Dried Oregano
1		Bay Leaf
2	ts	Olive Oil
1	lg	Onion; Chopped
1		Red Bell Pepper; Chopped
1	tb	Ground Cumin
1		Jalapeno Pepper; Seeded and Chopped
2	tb	Balsamic Vinegar
1	ts	Salt
		Freshly Ground Black Pepper to Taste
2	c	Long-Grain White Rice
1		Lime; Sliced into 8 Wedges

INSTRUCTIONS

Black Beans & Rice is rich with soluble fiber. Mmm. Mmm. Is that enough
motivation to prepare this recipe tonight? Okay, how about the fact that
each serving runs around 495 calories with 21 grams of protein in it an
only 3 grams of fat? Okay, so it.s starting to sound better than chewing
cardboard.
If you've never tried Black Beans and Rice, now is the time. You can cheat
a little on the recipe by purchasing prepared black beans in the can, or
you can quick-soak the beans in a crock pot to reduce the over-night
preparation time, but it still takes 5-hours on a high-heat setting.
Soak beans in cold water overnight making sure all beans are covered by
2-inches of water. Drain and rinse beans. Place in a large soup pot or
Dutch oven. Add 4 cups of water, garlic, oregano, and bay leaf. Bring to a
boil, then reduce heat to low. cover and simmer until beans are tender,
approximately 2-hours. Drain beans and return to the pot or Dutch oven.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and pepper,
cook, stirring occasionally until softened for about 5-minutes. Add cumin
and jalapeno, cook, stirring until softened for approximately 1-minute
more. Stir onion mixture and vinegar into beans. Season with salt and
pepper to taste.
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, bring remaining 4 cups of water and 1 tsp.
salt to a boil. Add rice, cover and reduce heat to low. simmer until rice
is tender and liquid is absorbed, approximately 15 to 20-minutes. Serve the
beans over the rice with lime wedges on the side of the serving dish.
Posted to dailyrecipe@recipe-a-day.com by The Cook
<owner-dailyrecipe@recipe-a-day.com> on Jan 08, 1998

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