Best Cuban Black Beans And Rice Moros Y Cristianos Recipes

MOROS Y CRISTIANOS (CUBAN BLACK BEANS AND RICE)

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Cuban rice with black beans.

Provided by jean

Categories Main Dish Recipes Rice Beans and Rice Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium green pepper, diced
½ large yellow onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
¼ cup crushed tomatoes
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon dried thyme
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 bay leaf
1 ⅓ (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
2 cups uncooked long-grain white rice
4 cups chicken stock

Steps:

Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add bell pepper, onion, and garlic; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in crushed tomatoes and vinegar. Add cumin, salt, thyme, pepper flakes, and bay leaf. Cook for 3 minutes.
Add black beans, then stir in white rice. Pour in chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and all liquid has been absorbed, about 25 minutes; do not lift the cover during the cook time.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 271.8 calories, Carbohydrate 52.6 g, Cholesterol 3 mg, Fat 2.7 g, Fiber 6.2 g, Protein 8.7 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 1158.8 mg, Sugar 1.5 g

MOROS Y CRISTIANOS (BLACK BEANS AND RICE)

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Make and share this Moros Y Cristianos (Black Beans and Rice) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by spatchcock

Categories Beans

Time 30m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and finely chopped (capsicum)
2 -4 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
3 cups black beans (cooked, or canned and drained)
1 cup chopped canned tomato
1 cup beef stock or 1 cup water
salt & freshly ground black pepper
cayenne pepper (optional)
cooked white rice
chopped fresh parsley (coriander leaves) or cilantro (to garnish, coriander leaves)

Steps:

Heat the oil in a large pot over moderate heat and saute the onion, bell pepper, and garlic until tender but not brown, about 5 minutes.
Add the beans, tomatoes, stock, salt, pepper, and optional cayenne and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Serve over rice and garnish with fresh herbs.

MOROS Y CRISTIANOS (CUBAN RICE AND BEANS)

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This simple, savory dish is always a big hit at our house. From a "Reader's Favorites" edition of Cooking Light.

Provided by A Messy Cook

Categories White Rice

Time 55m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup minced onion
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1 (15 3/4 ounce) can chicken broth
2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
2 -3 cups cooked crumbled turkey sausage
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1 bay leaf
4 cups cooked white rice
1 cup diced bell pepper
parmesan cheese (optional)

Steps:

Heat oil in pan and saute onion and garlic for 2 minutes.
Add tomato sauce and broth and bring to boil.
Add next six ingredients (beans through bay leaf) and bring to boil.
Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Discard bay leaf before serving; serve over rice with bell peppers and parmesan cheese, if desired.