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Gallo Pinto Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

2 cups of rice
2 cups of cooked dried black beans. (reserve the cooking water)
1 small or medium onion finely chopped
1/2 small red pepper finely chopped
3/4 cup of fresh chopped cilantro
2 cloves of garlic, minced
reserved bean cooking water
4 tbsp of olive oil ( evoo)

Directions:

Heat oil in a pot over low heat.
Infuse the oil with the whole garlic and half of the onion, red pepper and cilantro for 2 or 3 minutes.
Raise the heat to medium high and saute the rice stiring constantly until light golden colored.
Add the Beans.
Cover the rice and beans with about 2 1/2 to 3 cups of the reserved bean cooking water.
Give it a quick stir, cover, reduce heat to low and cook for 20 minutes or until rice is cooked.
Add the other half of the onion, red pepper and cilantro anf fluff the rice gently with a fork.
Enjoy
P.S. Sorry if i'm a bit vague about the quantities and cooking time. I'm just really intuitive when i cook rice. Rice is one of those ``It's ready when you know it's ready`` Type of ingredients. It requires practice but when you know how to cook a good rice, it is quite rewarding.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	325.04 Kcal (1361 kJ)
Calories from fat	90.12 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	10.01g	15%
Sodium	2.45mg	0%
Potassium	100.38mg	2%
Total Carbs	53.18g	18%
Sugars	0.74g	3%
Dietary Fiber	1.09g	4%
Protein	4.83g	10%
Vitamin C	9.6mg	16%
Iron	2.7mg	15%
Calcium	12.1mg	1%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	341.54 Kcal (1430 kJ)
Calories from fat	94.7 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	10.52g	15%
Sodium	2.58mg	0%
Potassium	105.47mg	2%
Total Carbs	55.88g	18%
Sugars	0.78g	3%
Dietary Fiber	1.14g	4%
Protein	5.07g	10%
Vitamin C	10mg	16%
Iron	2.8mg	15%
Calcium	12.7mg	1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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