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Gallo Pinto

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Cultural note: 'Spotted rooster' — rice and black beans fried together — is claimed by Costa Rica and Nicaragua alike.
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Gallo Pinto

10 minPrep
15 minCook
4Servings
1/5Difficulty
2/5Impressiveness

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Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 0.5 onion, diced
  • 0.5 red bell pepper, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 400 g cooked black beans with liquid
  • 450 g day-old cooked rice
  • 3 tbsp Salsa Lizano
  • 3 tbsp cilantro
  • eggs, plantains, sour cream

Instructions

  1. Sauté onion and pepper 5 minutes; add garlic.
  2. Add beans with a splash of liquid; simmer 2–3 minutes.
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  1. Fold in rice and Lizano until hot and tinted.
  2. Stir in cilantro; serve with eggs.

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