Monday, October 09, 2006

Gallo Pinto

We discovered this dish when we traveled to Costa Rica. It was a reliably tasty dish practically everywhere we went. It's traditionally a breakfast dish, but we also like to eat it for dinner.

Ingredients

  • 2 c. cooked long grain rice
  • 1 c. red or black beans
  • 1/2 c. finely diced white onions
  • 3 tsp. vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp. chopped cilantro
  • Salt to taste
  • Lizano Sauce (a sauce similiar to Tabasco but milder -- you can substitute with Tabasco or, better yet, fresh salsa)
Heat oil in a frying pan for approximately 1 minute. Saute onions until caramelized. Add beans and to the sautéed onions and stir over medium-low heat for a minute. Combine cooked rice to sautéed onion and beans. Mix well and simmer for 5 minutes. Add salt to taste. Add cilantro. Serve immediately and add the Lizano Sauce (or salsa) to taste.

1 comment:

yasser said...

i see it more as another dish than breakfast meal too