Rice and bean recipes
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Anonymous
| Does anyone have any good and easy rice and bean recipes? I made the NYT one, which is basically onion, stock, rice, and a can of black beans. It’s good but not super flavorful. I’d like to add some flavor to it but I’m a novice. What’s an easy way to add some more flavor? |
Anonymous
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Red beans and rice in honor of Mardi Gras
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/229602/authentic-new-orleans-red-beans-and-rice/ |
Anonymous
| Add salsa to it and the flavor should improve immediately. |
Anonymous
| We like this one from the nyt — https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/dining/pantry-mujadara-coronavirus.html |
Anonymous
When during the cooking process would I add salsa? |
Anonymous
| Did you inherit like 500 lbs of beans or something? |
Anonymous
I thought that you wanted to fix your bland dish. If you were to retry, I would add it during the simmering. My favorite dish is this soup that I make rice with. https://www.budgetbytes.com/slow-cooker-black-bean-soup/ |
Anonymous
This is a great idea or one of those envelopes of something- chili seasoning, cajun seasoning, fajita seasoning. so easy. |
Anonymous
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This is not at all like a real New Orleans red beans recipe (I used to live there), but I love it anyway. The "Skinny Tuesday Red Beans" in the Moosewood Lowfat Favorites cookbook. I think it is the only vegetarian cookbook to ever win a James Beard? It's like a veggie chili but with totally different flavors -- dijon, brown sugar, marjoram, thyme, and I forget what else. It's probably my favorite recipe. I've made it with and without the okra, good either way. It's all over the internet but this one seems to not be modified, which is good:
https://littlebirdeats.wordpress.com/category/moosewood/#:~:text=Fat%20Tuesday's%20Skinny%20Red%20Beans%20from%20Moosewood%20Restaurant%20Low%2DFat,1%20tablespoon%20brown%20sugar |
Anonymous
| OP here. I should have specified I prefer black beans. |
Anonymous
| Sorry, I also should have specified vegetarian! |
Anonymous
| Better than bullion has lots of good vegetarian options. |
Anonymous
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Kill Dracula.
(Add a lot of garlic) |
Anonymous
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I’m no expert, but at a minimum I’d add garlic and bell peppers. Whatever seasonings you like could be added, as well.
Alternatively, you could try using black bean soup as a base for the rice (I think it’s vegetarian, but you can double check the ingredients), and then add extra seasonings to taste. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Goya-Black-Bean-Soup-15-oz/29840550 |
Anonymous
| We add chili powder while cooking the stock / water, before adding the rice. Amount of chili powder varies with how spicy you like it. |