Gallo Pinto from Costa Rica

A great solution for leftover rice and beans
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Difficulty: Beginner Cook Time 20 mins Total Time 20 mins
Servings: 6

Description

This traditional breakfast dish combines leftover rice and beans with fried onions, peppers, and a secret ingredient that is very important to Costa Rica

Ingredients

Instructions

Night Before

  1. Cook rice and black beans.
  2. Reserve the cooking liquid of the beans. Refrigerate all overnight.

Make Gallo Pinto

  1. Heat vegetable oil in skillet over medium heat.
  2. Add chopped onion, garlic, red pepper, cilantro, and salt.
  3. Cook until onions are translucent
  4. Add black beans with reserved liquid and toss well.
  5. Add cooked rice and toss until the rice breaks up and everything gets heated.
  6. Add Salsa Lizano and mix well.
Keywords: Gallo Pinto, Rice, Beans, Rice and Beans, Costa Rican, Breakfast, Leftovers, Central American, Salsa Lizano, Latin American
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