Cuban Chicken Black Beansand Rice Food

CUBAN BLACK BEANS CHICKEN WITH RICE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
• Follow the recipe for salsa avocado roast chicken skilletand roast the chicken.
• In the meantime, cook the rice. Place a pot over medium-high heat and add in the butter (or olive oil), then add in the rinsed rice and sauté the rice in the butter for at least 1 min and up to 2 mins. Then add in the salt and water.
• Bring the mixture to a boil, and then lower the heat to the lowest setting on your stove. Cover the pot and allow the rice to cook for about 30 mins until all water is absorbed and the rice is tender.
• **If using wild rice, black or brown rice, make sure the rice is soaked for 30 mins prior to cooking.
• In the meantime, start with the beans. Add the olive and start sauteeing the onions and bell peppers in a deep skillet or cast iron pan over medium-high heat. Add a pinch of salt and sauté for about 2-3 mins until the veggies are softened.
• At that point add in the garlic and cilantro and sauté for another min. Then add in the beans, spice, and stock and bring the mixture to a boil.
• Lower the heat to a simmer and let the beans soak up all the flavors and cook for about 5 mins more until the sauce starts to thicken up.
• Finish off the beans by adding the vinegar and cilantro. Turn off the heat and keep the beans covered until ready to serve.
• Make the avocado creme by pulsing all ingredients together, follow the recipe in this Mexican style lentil detox salad.
• To serve, place the rice on a side, the chicken on the other side and the beans in the middle overlapping on both sides.
• Drizzle avocado creme on a side, the salsa on the other, hot sauce and sour cream on the corner.

ONE-PAN CUBAN CHICKEN WITH RICE AND BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large straight-sided ovenproof skillet, brown bacon over medium-high, about 7 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Season chicken with 1/4 teaspoon cumin, salt, and pepper. Brown in skillet, turning once, about 10 minutes; transfer to plate.
• Remove fat from skillet. Add oil, onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Cook, stirring, until translucent, 3 minutes.
• Add rice, remaining 1/2 teaspoon cumin, and oregano. Cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add broth, beans, and bacon; season with salt and pepper. Nestle in chicken, skin-side up. Bring to a boil, then cover and transfer to oven. Roast until liquid is absorbed and chicken is cooked through, about 25 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes; serve.

CUBAN CHICKEN WITH BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Pour 1 tbsp olive oil in a skillet. Heat the skillet over medium-high heat. Starting skin side down, brown chicken about 10 minutes, turning once. Remove chicken from skillet.
• Add pepper, onion, and garlic; cook, stirring, 3 minutes. Stir in beans, water, oregano, cumin, cayenne pepper, and salt. Heat to boiling, stirring.
• Return chicken to skillet, cover and simmer 20 minutes, or until chicken is tender, turning pieces occasionally. Stir in lime juice.
• Serve with hot cooked rice.
• Garnish with tomatoes, avocados, green onions, and sour cream.

CHICKEN WITH BLACK BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• In a large pan, heat olive oil and add red pepper flakes.
• Add onion and garlic, and cook until onion is tender.
• Increase heat, add chicken, stirring until cooked.
• Lower heat to medium, add 1 tsp oregano, 1 tsp cumin, and simmer 1 minute.
• Add black beans, pimentos, remaining spices, and balsamic vinegar.
• Blend and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes, reseasoning if needed.
• While beans are simmering, bring broth to boil in a pan, add rice.
• Lower heat to simmer, cover, and cook 20 minutes until rice is fluffy.
• Serve bean mixture over rice.

CUBAN BLACK BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Quick soak beans by bringing beans and water for soaking to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes, Remove from heat and cover the pot. Let the beans stand in the soak water for 1 hour.Drain the soak water.
• I find that the beans will not get soft if you add anything to them. I put the beans in a pressure cooker and cook for 3 minutes. Let if cool until the top can be removed. Add onion, bouillon cube, ham, bay leaves, thyme, oregano, salt, jalapeno, and cayenne. Cook and simmer 10 minutes. Add green pepper and cook another 5 minutes.
• Serve over rice and top with crumbled cheese.

CUBAN BLACK BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• In a large stockpot cover beans with water and boil for 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let stand for one hour.
• Drain water and cover with fresh water (6 cups).
• In a skillet saute the onions, bell pepper and garlic in oil for 5 minutes, until tender.
• Add onion mixture and all remaining ingredients, except the red wine vinegar, to the beans and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to simmer covered for 2 hours, until beans are tender.
• Add more water if necessary.
• At the last minute add the red wine vinegar, just before serving.
• Serve with 2 cups of cooked rice.
• Top with chopped green onions, chopped hard boiled eggs or sour cream.