Arroz Congrí
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5
2 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr
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Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Calories
411 kcal
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Course
Side Dish, Main Course
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Cuisine
Cuban
Arroz Congrí
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Arroz congrí is a popular Cuban dish made with rice, kidney beans and sometimes pork, similar to the famous moros y cristianos.
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Ingredients
- 8 oz red kidney beans , soaked for 12 hours
- 5 cups water
- 8 oz. meat loin ,shank or pork rinds, diced, (optional)
- 4 tablespoons lard (or extra virgin olive oil)
- 1¼ cup rice
- 2 onion thinly sliced
- 4 cloves garlic , squeezed
- 2 aji cachucha pepper (sweet Cuban peppers), seeded and thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons cilantro finely chopped, fresh
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon cumin
Equipment
- Pressure cooker
Instructions
- Wash the soaked beans.
- Add them into a pressure cooker and cover generously with water.
- Lock the pressure cooker and cook the beans under pressure for 30 minutes.
- Wash the beans and soak them in water the night before or for a few hours before cooking.
- Take 2 large ladles of cooked beans and 2 large ladles of the cooking water.
- Heat the olive oil or lard in a Dutch oven over medium heat and add the diced pork and fry them until they release their fat and are golden.
- Remove the pieces of meat and, in the hot fat, add the sliced onions, garlic, cilantro, ajis cachuchas (sweet Cuban peppers), and dry seasonings.
- Stir everything and add the kidney beans. Brown together with the rest of the ingredients for a few minutes, stirring constantly.
- Add the rice and mix it with all the other ingredients until the grains of rice start to absorb the flavors.
- Then cover everything with the reserved cooking water for the beans.
- Cover and cook over low to medium heat until the rice softens and absorbs all the water. Uncover and stir with a fork to separate the grains and prevent them from settling as they cool.
- Serve the arroz congrí hot, sprinkled with fried pork when ready to serve.
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