Classic Black Beans And Rice Reduced Sodium Recipes

CLASSIC BLACK BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium sauce pan, sauté onion,green pepper, and garlic.
• Sauté until tender@8-10 minutes.
• Add in remaining ingredients and stir until boiling, reduce heat and simmer until sauce is reduced@ 20 minutes.
• Serve over white rice.
• I like to mash a few of the beans with the back of a spoon to flavor the sauce.
• Note: if you do not have Sazòn Goya an appropriate substitute would be ground cumin, chicken bouillon, and garlic salt to taste.

BLACK BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a stockpot over medium-high heat.
• Saute onion and garlic until onion softens, about 4 minutes.
• Add rice and saute for 2 minutes (this crisps the outside of the rice).
• Add broth and tomatoes. Bring to a boil, cover and lower the heat. Cook for 40 minutes until rice is done, stirring occasionally.
• Add beans, spices, and fresh cilantro.
• To replace the red pepper flakes with fresh: Saute a chopped red pepper with the onion and add a 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper with the beans.

BLACK BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Combine water with 1 tsp salt and 1 1/2 tsp olive oil in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Stir in rice, cover, reduce heat to low, and cook for 20 minutes or until tender.
• In a large saucepan, heat the rest of the olive oil over medium heat; saute onion, bell pepper and garlic about 5 minutes or until softened.
• Add beans, broth, vinegar, bay leaves, black pepper, cumin, and the rest of the salt; cover and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes; remove bay leaves.
• Serve beans over the rice and top with scallions.
• Serves 4 as a main dish, 6-8 as a side.

BLACK BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Spray and heat large heavy saucepan over medium low heat.
• Add onion and sauté, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes.
• Add pepper and garlic and sauté 3 more minutes.
• Add beans through oregano and simmer 8 minutes, adding water if it gets too dry and starts to stick.
• Mix 1 cup of bean mixture with rum and mash to a paste with a fork or in the blender or food processor.
• Add paste back into the pot, cover and simmer over low heat 20 minutes.
• Serve over rice.
• Offer onion through sour cream, each served in its own small dish, as condiments.

CLASSIC BLACK BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Saute the onion till it begins to caramelize.
• Add garlic, then bell pepper.
• Saute some more, then add the black beans.
• Add the remaining ingredients and simmer till thickened. If you need more water, add a bit at a time.
• Instead of salt, use a packet of goya sazon, available in the Spanish section of your local supermarket - at least in the East Coast. Otherwise just use salt.
• Serve over rice.

SLOW COOKER RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Combine water, kidney beans, sausage, onion, green bell pepper, celery, garlic, and bay leaf in the bowl of a slow cooker and stir to combine. Set slow cooker to Low and cook for at least 8 hours. Remove bay leaf and discard. Season with salt and ground black pepper to taste.