Black Beans & Rice Cookup

I could easily call this Black Beans & Rice Cookup a Black Beans Pelau but I didn’t want to start another Pelau War #neverforget, but this dish looks very much like a pelau although it doesn’t feature the signature caramelizing of brown sugar step in the process that pelau is known for. This is a easy and affordable meal to throw together for lunch or dinner and it features a bit of Latin American influence in the flavor profile using a combination of annatto/ roucou, coriander seeds and shadon beni for great flavor.

Black Beans & Rice Cookup

Ingredients

• 1 tin Cuisine Black Beans
• 2 cups Cuisine Parboiled Rice
• 2 cups water
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 1 tbsp minced ginger
• 4 pimentos finely chopped
• 1 bundle chives chopped
• 4 shadon beni leaves finely chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tbsp coriander seeds
• 2 tbsp roucou (annatto extract)
• 2 tbsp oil
• salt & black pepper to taste

Use the broad side of a knife to crush the coriander seeds

Toast the spice until it goes fragrant

Allow the spices to toast in the oil for 30 seconds before adding aromatics

Sauté the aromatics until onions are translucent.

Add roucou for color and flavor

Add the Cuisine Black Beans to the party

Rule of thumb: Equal parts water to equal parts rice.

Cover then allow to cook on low heat until rice is tender.

Add fresh shadon beni for some great herb flavor

Fresh herbs always bring an added layer of flavor to rice dishes.

Perfect Black Beans Pelau

Method

1. Toast coriander seeds in the pot until they start to pop and get fragrant
2. Add oil to the pot then add aromatics: onion, pimento, ginger, garlic, chives, bayleaf. Season with salt and black pepper then sauté for 3 minutes
3. Add roucou and Cuisine Black Beans and Cuisine Parboiled Rice to the pot and simmer for 5 minutes
4. Add water then taste for salt. Adjust to suit then cover and allow to cook on low heat for 10 minutes
5. Add fresh shadon beni leaves then toss
6. Serve & Enjoy

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