Black Beans and Rice

Name: Black Beans and Rice
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams dried black beans, rinsed and checked for stones or impurities; 227 grams frozen okra, defrosted; 1 small onion, small dice; 710 milliliters rice; 1 Tbsp salt; 5 fresh tomatoes, cut into wedges; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil

Black Beans and Rice requires roughly 1 hour and 40 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 8 servings with 372 calories, 11g of protein, and 3g of fat each. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up salt, okra, onion, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet.

Instructions

Bring 2 quarts water to a boil in a large saucepan.

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Water

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Sauce Pan

Add salt and beans. Allow beans to re-hydrate by boiling for 15 minutes, skimming off "scum" from surface of water, and allowing it to sit, covered, for 1 hour.

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Beans

Water

Salt

Heat oil in a separate pot, and saute onion until it begins to turn translucent.

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Onion

Cooking Oil

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Pot

Add 6 cups of water to this pot, and then add rice, allowing to simmer until water is absorbed and rice is soft, about 20 minutes. Stir okra into pot of rice to warm okra. Gently mix rice and okra with beans and tomatoes in a bowl and serve.

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Tomato