Perfect Black Beans and Rice

Name: Perfect Black Beans and Rice
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: canned black beans; 0.25 cup sofrito; oil; white rice; water; sazon; bouillon cube; salt

20m

Serves 1

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Perfect Black Beans and Rice

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20m

Serves 1

Directions

1Drain and rinse canned black beans using a colander.
2Add a quarter cup of sofrito to a heavy pot with a little bit of oil and let it melt.
3Sauté the sofrito for a few minutes.
4Add the rinsed black beans to the pot.
5Add white rice to the pot.
6Add water to the pot.
7Add Sazon to the mixture.
8Add a bouillon cube for flavor.
9Mix all ingredients together and taste the liquid to ensure there is enough salt, adding more if needed.
10Bring the mixture to a boil and let it simmer until the liquid evaporates and is just skimming the top of the rice.
11Once the liquid has evaporated, cover the pot and put it on low heat.
12Set a timer for 15 minutes and let it cook.
13After 15 minutes, shut off the stove and let it sit for 5 minutes without opening the lid.
14After the 5-minute resting period, remove the lid.
15Take a fork and fluff the rice.

Ingredients

canned black beans
0.25 cup sofrito
oil
white rice
water
sazon
bouillon cube
salt

Equipment

colanderheavy potwooden spoonfork

Tips

The most important things are the ratio of liquid, knowing when to cover it and having a tight fitting lid.
Do not open the lid during the 5-minute resting period after cooking to allow the steam to finish cooking the rice.
You can use pink beans or gandules instead of black beans.
You can buy sofrito from the store, but it's easy to make at home.
For sazon, you can use Goya or Badia, which has no MSG.
This dish is great as a side for steak or chicken, but also good as a main course

Perfect Black Beans and Rice

20m

Serves 1

tiktok.com

Perfect Black Beans and Rice

tiktok.com

20m

Serves 1

Directions

1Drain and rinse canned black beans using a colander.
2Add a quarter cup of sofrito to a heavy pot with a little bit of oil and let it melt.
3Sauté the sofrito for a few minutes.
4Add the rinsed black beans to the pot.
5Add white rice to the pot.
6Add water to the pot.
7Add Sazon to the mixture.
8Add a bouillon cube for flavor.
9Mix all ingredients together and taste the liquid to ensure there is enough salt, adding more if needed.
10Bring the mixture to a boil and let it simmer until the liquid evaporates and is just skimming the top of the rice.
11Once the liquid has evaporated, cover the pot and put it on low heat.
12Set a timer for 15 minutes and let it cook.
13After 15 minutes, shut off the stove and let it sit for 5 minutes without opening the lid.
14After the 5-minute resting period, remove the lid.
15Take a fork and fluff the rice.

Ingredients

canned black beans
0.25 cup sofrito
oil
white rice
water
sazon
bouillon cube
salt

Equipment

colanderheavy potwooden spoonfork

Tips

The most important things are the ratio of liquid, knowing when to cover it and having a tight fitting lid.
Do not open the lid during the 5-minute resting period after cooking to allow the steam to finish cooking the rice.
You can use pink beans or gandules instead of black beans.
You can buy sofrito from the store, but it's easy to make at home.
For sazon, you can use Goya or Badia, which has no MSG.
This dish is great as a side for steak or chicken, but also good as a main course