Costa Rican Gallo Pinto Black Beans Rice Recipes

GALLO PINTO RECIPE | COSTA RICAN RICE AND BEANS

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat add olive oil, bell peppers, and onion. Sauté for 5-7 minutes or until veggies are tender.
• Add crushed garlic and continue sautéing for 1 minute.
• Whisk together cumin, paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt in a small bowl.
• Add rice, beans, and seasoning ingredients to the skillet. Stir to combine.
• Pour Lizano salsa over rice and stir well. Cook for 5-10 minutes, uncovered, over low heat, or until rice absorbs the sauce.
• Serve gallo pinto with cilantro and additional Lizano salsa, if desired, and enjoy!

GALLO PINTO (COSTA RICAN RICE AND BEANS)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add onion and sauté until it just begins to soften and turns color.
• Add garlic and sauté for about 5 minutes, or until onion is golden.
• Add spices and Worcestershire, and stir into onion and garlic.
• (The first time I made this, I was afraid to add the full 3 Tbsp of Worcestershire, but the addition of the rice balances the flavor out).
• Next, add the beans and then the rice.
• Combine the rice and beans evenly and cook until mixture is heated through.
• Add salt and pepper to taste and serve hot.
• Garnish with some chopped cilantro or green onions if you prefer.
• Vegetarians use only the vegetarian Worcestershire sauce.

COSTA RICAN BREAKFAST BOWL (GALLO PINTO)

Steps:

• Combine the onion, bell pepper, cumin, garlic powder, and jalapeño (if you’re using it) in a large sauté pan. Add 1/2 cup water and sauté the vegetables over medium heat for about 10 minutes, until they are tender, stirring occasionally and adding 1 to 2 more tablespoons water as needed to prevent the vegetables from sticking to the pan. Add the kale, rice, beans, and 1 cup water and cook over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes, folding the ingredients, until the kale has wilted and the liquid has been absorbed.
• Add half of the cilantro and salt to taste and stir to combine. Garnish with the remaining cilantro and serve with diced avocado on top and a lime wedge.

GALLO PINTO (COSTA RICAN BEANS AND RICE)

Steps:

• Place the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add the chopped onion, the garlic, the red pepper, and the chopped cilantro. Cook, stirring often, until vegetables are soft and fragrant.
• Add the cumin and salsa lizano (or Worcestershire sauce) and cook for 2 to 3 more minutes.
• Add the beans and their liquid, and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the rice and stir until rice is well mixed with the beans and there are no clumps of rice.
• Cover skillet, lower heat, and let mixture simmer for 1 to 2 minutes, until rice is heated through.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste, adding more salsa lizano or Worcestershire sauce to taste.
• Garnish with fresh cilantro before serving.

COSTA RICAN GALLO PINTO ( BLACK BEANS & RICE)

Steps:

• Saute the onions& pepper in the oil.
• Add beans& cook 2 minutes longer.
• Add the rice& stir together, cook 3 minutes.
• Add worcestershire, tabasco & coriander, mix well.
• Garnish with bacon bits.
• If you want garnish with sour cream.

AUTHENTIC COSTA RICAN GALLO PINTO (BEANS AND RICE)

Steps:

• Fry onion and bell pepper in vegetable oil, about 3 minutes.
• Add the garlic and sauté a bit more.
• Pour in the beans and the stock, bring to a simmer. Avoid the mixture drying up.
• Add in the rice and stir thoroughly, gently. Don't mash the beans!
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Right before serving stir in the coriander (fresh cilantro) and top with heavy cream (sour cream) if desired.

COSTA RICAN GALLO PINTO (RICE AND BEANS)

Steps:

• Heat the oil on medium heat. Sautee onion and red pepper for 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add canned beans with a little of the liquid, and cook for 2 minutes, or until the mixture starts to simmer.
• Add rice and Lizano sauce. Mix well.
• Taste for salt, add some if needed. Sprinkle in some black pepper and stir until well combined. (It should not be too dry. Add chicken broth or more bean water if it's too dry.)
• Off of the heat, add the cilantro. Mix well, and serve.

COSTA RICAN GALLO PINTO

Steps:

• Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic and saute until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in black beans with their juices, salt, and pepper. Saute until some of the liquid evaporates, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in rice.
• Cover and let simmer until vegetables are soft and flavors have melded, about 15 minutes.