Moros y Cristianos

Name: Moros y Cristianos
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 1⅓ cup long grain white rice; 1½ cup dry black beans; 2 cups cooking water of beans; 2 onions; 2 cloves garlic; ½ red bell pepper; ½ green bell pepper; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon paprika; ½ teaspoon thyme; ½ teaspoon oregano; 2 bay leaves; 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon black pepper; 16 oz. canned crushed tomatoes; Dutch oven

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Prep Time
35 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 35 mins
Servings
4 people
Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
Cuban, Caribbean, Vegan

Moros y Cristianos

Parker Hill

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Moros y Cristianos (Moors and Christians) is the Cuban version of rice and beans, a dish that is popular throughout the Caribbean.

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Ingredients

Servings

1⅓ cup long grain white rice
1½ cup dry black beans
2 cups cooking water of beans
2 onions , diced
2 cloves garlic , minced
½ red bell pepper , diced
½ green bell pepper , diced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon thyme
½ teaspoon oregano
2 bay leaves
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
16 oz. canned crushed tomatoes

Equipment

Dutch oven

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Instructions

Soak the beans for 24 hours in a very large quantity of cold water.
Rinse thoroughly.
Add the beans and 5 cups (1,25 l) of water in a large pot. Cook covered on low-medium heat for 1h30. The beans should be tender but not crushed.
Add salt 10 minutes before the end of cooking.
Drain the beans and set aside 2 cups (500 ml) of their cooking water.
In a deep Dutch oven, heat the olive oil and fry the onion, garlic and bell peppers for 1 minute.
Add the cumin, oregano, black pepper and bay leaves. Mix.
Add the thyme and paprika and mix well.
Add the rice, tomatoes, beans and cooking water to the beans.
Cook covered for 20 minutes over low heat, stirring as the preparation tends to stick to the bottom of the casserole.
When all the liquid is absorbed by the rice, remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes before serving.