World Flavors Cookbook

Arroz com Feijão

Name: Arroz com Feijão
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: Brazil
Ingredients: For rice: 300g white rice, 2 cloves garlic, 1 tbsp oil, salt; For feijão: 400g black beans cooked, 2 cloves garlic, 1 onion, 2 tbsp oil, cumin, salt

White rice and black beans cooked separately and eaten together — the fundamental daily meal of virtually every Brazilian.

Cuisine: Brazil

Ingredients

For rice: 300g white rice, 2 cloves garlic, 1 tbsp oil, salt
For feijão: 400g black beans cooked, 2 cloves garlic, 1 onion, 2 tbsp oil, cumin, salt

Instructions

Rice: fry garlic in oil. Add rice. Toast. Add water (1:2 ratio). Cover, low heat 15 min.
Beans: fry onion and garlic. Add cooked beans with their broth. Add cumin.
Simmer 15 minutes. Partially mash some beans for creaminess.
Serve rice and beans side by side on the plate.