Home Cooking with Sonia Neale: Brazilian Beans & Rice

black beans

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: pinto beans

Lentils are high in protein, while pinto beans are often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil offers health benefits, while vegetable oil is budget-friendly.

Pour the beans into a pressure cooker, and then add water, leaving at least a third of the pan empty.

Cook for about 20 minutes in the pressure cooker.

If not using a pressure cooker, soak the beans overnight in a large bowl covered with water (at least 1 inch above the beans). Cook for up to 3 hours until soft.

Once the beans are soft, add spices and seasonings.

Chop half an onion and a few cloves of garlic.

Fry the onions and garlic in olive oil, then add the sausage and sauté until cooked.

Mix in a few ladlefuls of the black beans to pick up the flavor, then pour this mixture back into the pot with the rest of the beans.

Add bay leaves, salt, and pepper to taste, and let it cook for another 20 minutes.

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