RCI-SP.001.0429.001

Gallo Pinto I

Name: Gallo Pinto I
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Costa Rican
Ingredients: 1 lb (450 g) black beans (fresh are best but most likely you’ll find them dried); 8 unit – 10 sprigs cilantro (coriander leaf) fresh or frozen (not dried!); 1 small or medium onion; ½ small red or yellow sweet pepper (optional); 3 cups (700 ml) chicken broth or water; 2 cups (350 ml) white rice; ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) salt; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) vegetable oil; 1 unit – 3 tablespoons oil to fry the Gallo Pinto

Beans and rice

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

(450 g) black beans (fresh are best but most likely you’ll find them dried)
1 lb
– 10 sprigs cilantro (coriander leaf) fresh or frozen
not dried!
8 unit
or medium onion
1 small
red or yellow sweet pepper (optional)
½ small
(700 ml) chicken broth or water
3 cups
(350 ml) white rice
2 cups
(2.5 ml) salt
½ teaspoon
(15 ml) vegetable oil
1 tablespoon
– 3 tablespoons oil to fry the Gallo Pinto
1 unit

Method

Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)

Gallo Pinto I

Ingredients

Method

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