Gallo pinto
An easy Costa Rica dinner made with beans & lentils. Ready in about 29 minutes. Difficulty: easy.
- 19 minPrep (about)
- 10 minCook (about)
- 29 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- EasyDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- ¾ cup black beans
Fresh & other
- 1 ½ cups rice Shopping tip: Long-grain white rice.
- 2 ½ tbsp onions
- 2 ½ tbsp cilantro Shopping tip: Fresh cilantro (UK: coriander). Use the leaves and soft stems.
Sauces & oils
- ¾ tsp salsa lizano
Spices & seasonings (4): pepper, salt, cumin, pepper
- 2 ½ tbsp pepper
- ¾ tsp salt
- ¾ tsp cumin
- ¼ tsp pepper
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Heat up pan over medium high heat.
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Add olive oil.
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Let it get hot.
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Add pepper, salt, cumin, garlic, cilantro, peppers and onions.
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Heat for 3 to 5 min till onion is translucent.
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Mix in the beans, stir.
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Turn the heat down to medium.
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Add the Lizano sauce, stir.
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Cook for 5 more minutes.
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Add the rice, mix and cooked for some more minutes, to mixed in all the flavors in the rice.
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I prefer it not dry, so I cook it for around 5 to 7 min.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.