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Cuban Black Beans and Chorizo Rice

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PREP TIME
20 min
COOKING TIME
75 min
TOTAL TIME
95 min
SERVINGS
6 servings
Lunch Dinner Soup Caribbean Cuban
Cuban Black Beans and Chorizo Rice
Ingredients
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 cups rice
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
  • 2 ribs celery, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans
  • 2 smoked Spanish chorizo sausage links, coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1 (8 ounce) jar picante sauce
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar, or more to taste
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
  • 1 pinch red pepper flakes
Instructions
1
Heat water in a saucepan until it reaches its boiling point, then add uncooked rice to the pot.
2
Reduce heat to a lower temperature and cover the saucepan with a lid, allowing the rice to cook until it's tender and all the liquid has been absorbed. This process should take around 20 to 25 minutes.
3
In a separate saucepan, heat olive oil over a medium-high flame.
4
Add sliced onions, bell peppers, carrots, celery, and minced garlic to the saucepan with the hot oil.
5
Stir frequently until all the vegetables are tender, which should take around 5 minutes.
6
Mix cooked black beans with chicken stock, chorizo, picante sauce, bay leaves, smoked paprika, red wine vinegar, ground cumin, sugar, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes in the saucepan with the onion mixture.
7
Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to a lower temperature and cover the saucepan with a lid.
8
Simmer for 30 minutes, allowing the beans to soften.
9
After 30 minutes of simmering, remove the lid from the saucepan and continue cooking until you achieve your desired consistency.
10
This process should take at least 20 minutes more. Remove the bay leaves and season the dish according to your preferences before serving it over cooked rice.