Nicaraguan Rice And Beans

Total Time: 7 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup gallo pinto beans
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 small onion, peeled
• 1 clove
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled
• salt
• 1 1/2 cups long gain rice
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• fresh black pepper

Recipe

• 1 cover the beans generously in water and soak at least 4 hours.
• 2 drain the beans and place in a large pot with two quarts of water.
• 3 pin the bay leaf to the onion with the clove and add to the pot.
• 4 add beans and garlic.
• 5 gradually bring beans to a boil, skimming off foam.
• 6 reduce heat and gently simmer the beans uncovered until tender, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours, adding salt to taste during the last ten minutes.
• 7 drain the beans and refresh under cold water.
• 8 discard the onion, bay leaf, and clove.
• 9 in a large heavy saucepan, bring 2.5 cups of water and 1 tsp salt to a boil.
• 10 add the rice and return to a boil.
• 11 gently simmer the rice until tender, about 18 minutes.
• 12 let the rice sit uncovered for 5 minutes and fluff with a fork.
• 13 heat oil in a large, heavy frying pan.
• 14 add onion and brown well, about 5 minutes.
• 15 add rice and beans and cook until very aromatic and the rice starts to brown, about 5 minutes.
• 16 correct the seasonings and serve.