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Easy Black Rice and Beans Recipe on a grey platter.

Black Rice And Beans Recipe

5 from 16 votes
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 5 -8 servings
Author: Shashi
This Black Rice And Beans Recipe is a spin on black beans and rice. It is an easy recipe in which nutty and nutritious black rice is cooked with kidney beans, ginger, garlic, onion, and celery. This is a delicious dish that would work well as a side dish as well as the main one.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups black rice
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 red onion
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1/2 inch chunk of fresh ginger approximately 2 tsp fresh ginger chopped
  • 2 celery stalks
  • 4.5 cups vegetable stock*
  • 1/2 -3/4 tsp salt* - only if vegetable stock is unsalted or low sodium
  • 1 15 oz can of light red kidney beans
  • 2 stalks of green onion
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsely

Instructions

  • Peel the onion, garlic, and ginger. And, then chop them all well.
  • Rinse the celery stalks and chop them up as well.
  • Add olive oil to a large pan and add in the chopped onion, ginger, garlic, and celery. Let these saute for about 5 minutes over a medium flame/heat. Stir a couple of times so these do not burn.
  • While they saute, add the dry black rice to a bowl. Fill the bowl with water, and run your hands through the rice and water. The water will turn black and cloudy. Then, carefully, drain out the water. Repeat this about 7 times, or until the drained water is not overly dark and cloudy.
  • Then add rinsed rice to the pan with the sauteed onion, garlic, ginger, and celery.
  • Also, add in the vegetable stock. 
  • Cover the pan and let simmer over medium/low heat/flame for about 20 minutes 
  • Open the can of beans and drain the beans into a colander. Discard any extra liquid and the can. Run the drained beans under cold water. Then add beans to the pan around the 20-minute mark.
  • Cover pan again and let simmer another 10 minutes.
  • Turn off the heat and remove the pan from the stove.
  • To serve, spoon the black rice and beans onto a platter and garnish with chopped green onion and chopped fresh parsley.
  • You can also garnish with some diced red chili pepper or chili flakes but this is totally optional.
  • The only thing left Is to ENJOY this dish!

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 270kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 925mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 3g
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