Rice And Pink Beans Recipes

PUERTO RICAN RICE AND BEANS (PINK BEANS)

Steps:

• Heat oil in saucepan on medium. Add ham and sauté for about 5 minutes.
• Add Sofrito, Recaito and garlic and sauté another 5 minutes.
• Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until potatoes are tender and beans are desired thickness.
• Serve over hot rice.
• Tip: We eat this with a slice or two of avocado, which is traditionally how rice and beans are served in Puerto Rico.

CUBAN BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion, bell pepper and garlic. When onion is translucent add salt and tomato paste. Reduce heat to low and cook 2 minutes. Stir in the beans and rice.
• Pour the liquid from the beans into a large measuring cup and add enough water to reach a volume of 2 1/2 cups; pour into beans. Cover and cook on low for 45 to 50 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed and rice is cooked.

CARIBBEAN YELLOW RICE AND PINK BEANS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the sofrito and lightly fry for about 1 minute.
• Add the sazón, salt, beans, and rice. Stir to combine the ingredients and coat the rice with color.
• Pour in the water (or chicken broth) and bring to a rolling boil. Allow to boil for 1 to 2 minutes and then stir the rice mixture.
• Reduce the heat to low and cover with a tight-fitting lid that will not allow steam to escape. Do not lift the lid during the cooking time.
• Cook on low for 30 minutes. Remove the lid, fluff the rice with a fork, and put the lid back on. Let sit a few minutes before serving as a side dish.

MY MOM'S FAVORITE RICE AND BEANS

Steps:

• Clean and rinse dried kidney beans, removing any debris.
• Soak in 4 quarts warm water for at least 8 hours before cooking.
• Reserve 11 cups of the water for cooking, and discard the rest. Rinse and drain beans, and set aside.
• Add the onion, bell pepper, tomato, garlic, and 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to a medium-sized saute pan, and place over medium heat. Saute for 4 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add 1 cup reserved water, bouillon cube, smoked paprika, ground cumin, and black pepper.
• Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and set pan aside for 2 minutes.
• In either a stove-top or electric pressure cooker, add drained beans and 6 cups reserved water.
• Transfer vegetable mixture to pressure cooker. Stir. Secure lid and cook for 20 minutes. Allow pressure to release naturally.
• Meanwhile, coat a large, heavy pot with remaining vegetable oil and place over medium heat. Add rice and salt.
• Saute rice for 2 minutes until slightly toasted, then add 4 cups water and mix well. When water starts to gently boil, cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook for 20 minutes.
• Uncover rice and fluff thoroughly with a fork.
• Fold rice and beans together in the pot or in a large bowl, using a rubber spatula.
• Sprinkle cilantro on top and serve.

BEANS AND RICE DINNER

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add celery, green pepper and onion; cook and stir until tender., Stir in tomatoes, beans, rice, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until heated through, 7-9 minutes. Top with cheese, sour cream and green onions.

RED BEANS AND RICE (VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• (RECIPEZAAR DOESN'T RECOGNISE LIGHT RED BEANS!).
• Cook the brown rice. Add the 1/2 can of light red beans (including liquid) to the cooked rice and set to one side.
• Melt the butter and add all the remaining ingredients (excluding the rice with 1/2 can of beans).
• Simmer the bean mixture for 45 minutes.
• Stir every 10 mins or so and mash the light red beans with the back of a wooden spoon (you don't have to mash them all, just be sure to give those beans a good mashing!).
• After 45 mins remove from the heat and add the cooled cooked rice and the additional 1/2 can of beans mixture.
• Stir it all together until the rice is warmed through again and serve.
• Reheats really well if you would like to make this ahead of time.
• Serves 2 as a main course or 4 as a side.

MAMAS PUERTO RICAN PINK BEANS

Steps:

• Pick out bad beans and rocks.
• Rinse beans with water.
• Place beans in pot with water 1-2 inch above beans and 2 Tablespoons of oil cook until beans rise to the top.
• Add water once beans rise. Beans will fall again. Wait until fully cooked. (This will be when beans are soft/ slightly open).
• After beans are fully cooked
• Combine 2 Tablespoons Sofrito, 2 packets of the Sazón, 1/4 Tablespoon of Adobo con Cumin, and Half can of salsa into a small sauce pan and cook
• Mix Sauce with beans and add 1/3 cup water.
• Finish cooking beans together with sauce to combine flavor into beans.
• Beans and sauce should make a thicker together

PINK BEANS (VEGETARIAN VERSION OF PUERTO RICAN RECIPE)

Steps:

• In a large pot saute the chopped onions and garlic with the olive oil at medium heat.
• Once the onions are translucent add the green peppers and jalapeño and saute for a couple of minutes.
• Add the Sofrito, potatoes and pumpkin and let it soak the flavors for 5 minutes.
• Add the bean first and then the water. Enough water to cover the beans. If using dry beans use the water where the beans were cooked.
• Add the tomato sauce and the spices except the fresh cilantro.
• Cook for 1 hour or until the stew has thickened.
• Add the cilantro and cook for a couple of minutes.
• Remove from stove and serve.