Yellow Rice
Adding onions, bell peppers and ground annatto seed to long-grain rice means this side dish will have enough flavor to hold its own against black beans.
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Ingredients:
| 2 tablespoons | extra-virgin olive oil |
| 1 | small yellow onion, chopped |
| 1/2 | green bell pepper, seeded and chopped |
| 1 teaspoon | ground annatto seed |
| 1 1/2 cup | long-grain rice , (preferably not converted) |
| 2 1/2 cups | water |
| 2 teaspoons | kosher salt |
| 1 | bay leaf |
| serving suggestion: black beans recipe follows | |
| 1 1/4 cup | black beans (about 1/2 pounds) |
| 12 cups | water |
| 1 | bay leaf |
| 2 tablespoons | extra-virgin olive oil |
| 1 | medium onion, chopped |
| 1 | green bell pepper, stemmed, seeded and chopped |
| 10 cloves | garlic, minced |
| 2 teaspoons | ground cumin |
| 2 teaspoons | dried oregano |
| 1 teaspoon | ground coriander |
| 1 tablespoon | red wine vinegar, plus more for the table |
| 1 tablespoon | kosher salt |
| pinch of cayenne pepper | |
| freshly ground black pepper |
Directions:
Heat the oil in a medium saucepan, with a tight-fitting lid, over medium-high heat. Add the onion, pepper, and annatto, and cook, stirring, until somewhat soft, about 2 minutes. Add the rice and cook, stirring, until toasted, about 2 minutes more. Add water, salt, and bay leaf and bring to a boil. Wrap the lid tightly with a kitchen towel. Cover the rice, lower the heat to a simmer, cook for 20 minutes.
Remove the rice from the heat and set aside, covered, for 10 minutes. Remove the lid and fluff the rice with a fork.
Black Beans:
Put the beans in a large saucepan, add the water and bay leaf, and bring to a boil. Set aside, covered, for 1 hour.
Return the beans to a boil, lower the heat to a simmer, cook uncovered, for 1 1/2 hours.
Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and peppers and cook, stirring, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, cumin, oregano, and coriander and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Add the onion mixture to the beans and continue simmering until the beans are very tender and the liquid has thickened, about 1 1/2 hours more.
If the beans seem too thick, adjust the consistency with a little bit of water. Stir in the vinegar, season with the salt, cayenne, and pepper to taste. Serve.
Yield: about 4 side dish servings
Source: fonetwork.com
