Moors and Christians - We present a very popular dish of brown beans and rice.

black beans

🥗Healthier: kidney beans

💰Cheaper: pinto beans

Kidney beans are more nutritious, while pinto beans are often less expensive.

white rice

🥗Healthier: brown rice

💰Cheaper: parboiled rice

Brown rice is more nutritious, while parboiled rice is budget-friendly.

Select 1 cup of black beans and soak them in 5.5 cups of water for 20 minutes in a pressure cooker.

Cook the black beans in the pressure cooker until soft, about 20 minutes.

In a separate pan, add diced bacon and 2 Spanish chorizos, cooking them until they release their fat.

Add 1/2 diced white onion, 3 cloves of minced garlic, and 1/2 diced green bell pepper to the pan and sauté until soft.

Stir in 1 tablespoon of cumin and 1/4 teaspoon of oregano into the mixture.

In a rice cooker, add 2 cups of white rice, 2.5 cups of the bean broth, and the sautéed mixture from the pan.

Add salt to taste and 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar to the rice cooker, then cook the rice according to the rice cooker instructions.

In a separate small pan, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and sauté some minced garlic until fragrant.

Add the cooked black beans to the pan with the sautéed garlic, stirring to combine and heat through.

Add a pinch more salt and some slices of the marinated bell peppers for flavor and decoration.

Once the rice is cooked, let it rest for 10 minutes before serving.

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