Black Beans and Rice

Name: Black Beans and Rice
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 , (15-ounce) can black beans; 2 1/4 cups, chicken broth, plus extra as needed; 2 tablespoons, vegetable oil, divided; 3/4 cup, finely chopped onion; 3/4 cup finely chopped, green bell pepper; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1/2 teaspoon, pepper; 3 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon, dried oregano; 3/4 teaspoon, ground cumin; 1 1/2 cups, long-grain white rice, rinsed; 4 ounces, Salt pork, cut into 4 pieces; 1 , bay leaf

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2019

Side Dishes

Mexican

Grains

The goal: a quicker route to ultimate comfort.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME1 hour

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a quick weeknight side dish, we browned onions and green bell peppers in a skillet alongside aromatic cumin, garlic, and dried oregano. We toasted the rice in oil until the edges of the grains turned translucent so the rice kept its sha...

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