Rice with Red Pepper, Bacon, and Beans

Main Dishes | Mexican cuisine

⏳ Time

3 hours + 12 hours

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Rice with Red Pepper, Bacon, and Beans

Ingredients

Beans - 8.8 oz
Olive Oil - 9 tablespoons
Bacon - 3.5 oz
Orange Bell Peppers - 1 piece
Onion - 2 pieces
Garlic - 1 clove
Black Cumin (Cumin) - ¼ teaspoon
Oregano - ¼ teaspoon
Bay leaf - 1 piece
Long-Grain Rice - 17.6 oz
Salt - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Soak the beans overnight in cold water. Before cooking, drain them. Place in a large pot, cover with water, and bring to a boil. Boil in vigorously boiling water for 15 minutes. Then remove from heat and drain the water. Return the beans to the pot, add fresh cold water to cover the beans, bring back to a boil, reduce the heat, and cook for 1½ - 2 hours until soft. Then drain the water in which the beans were cooked and set aside.

Step 2

While the beans are cooking, cut the bacon into strips, remove the seeds from the pepper, and cut it into 4 segments. Slice the onion into thin half-rings and cut the garlic clove in half.

Step 3

Heat 4-5 tablespoons of oil in a skillet, add the bacon, and fry for 5-6 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove the bacon from the skillet and set aside. Add the pepper to the skillet, stirring constantly for 10 minutes until it becomes soft. Remove the skillet from the heat, and when the pepper cools enough, peel off the skin. Set the skillet with oil aside.

Step 4

In a wide pot, heat the remaining oil, add the onion, and cook over low heat, stirring, for 6 minutes until it becomes translucent. Add the garlic and cook for another 2 minutes. Stir in the cumin and oregano, add the bay leaf, and season with salt. Pour in 1 liter of the liquid reserved from the beans, adding water if the liquid is less than 1 liter. Bring to a boil, then add the rice, beans, bacon, pepper, and the oil from the skillet. Mix everything together. Cook uncovered over high heat until the liquid is absorbed.

Step 5

Reduce the heat. Cover with a lid and cook for another 6-8 minutes until the rice is soft. Remove the pot from the heat. Let it sit covered for 2 minutes. Serve.