AUTHENTIC Nicaraguan Gallo Pinto | Red Beans and Rice Recipe

Add 1 tablespoon of oil to a medium-high heat pan and saute diced onions until translucent.

Add cooked red beans to the pan along with some of bean liquid and begin to cook beans until they begin to crisp or blister a bit. Add a pinch of garlic powder.

Then add equal parts white rice and mix with beans.

If needed, add more bean liquid to achieve darker color to the rice.

For firm Gallo Pinto, cook for 10 minutes. For semi-wet Gallo Pinto, cook for 7 minutes.

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