October 29th, 2012
Black Beans & Rice, Recipe, Easy, Comfort Food…Gluten Free!
Cooking is therapy. “Making meals can soothe jangle nerves, heal broken hearts, and cure boredom, insomnia, and anxiety. Fattening or not, it’s effective.” rosemary black
Emotionally and physically tired after preparing for Sandy. So many pictures and posts. Sharing, commenting….could not get off the computer. Well, maybe a little. Then, right back on it. I did not want to miss a thing.
Since the whole state was housebound, I decided to start cooking, in the event the electricity would go out. Even though we have had our share of flickers, nothing has happened yet. But, the night is young and stormy.
For Sandy I made a Cheddar, Potato & Corn Chowder, Egg Salad, Potato Salad, Roasted Peppers, Roasted Asparagus and a final dish of black beans and rice.
But, guess what? I really cheated. In a perfect world I should have bought dried black beans. I should have soaked them overnight and then proceeded to cook them. But, in a perfect world, we would not have been hit by the perfect storm, either.
So these beans are A Little Bit of this & A Little Bit of that! For many Latins, beans; red or black are comfort food. Just like potatoes.
2 cans Progreso Black Beans….cheating!!
1 slice bacon, chopped (make sure it is gluten free if you are following this recipe as a gluten free recipe.)
1 medium onion, chopped
half of a green pepper, chopped
1 clove of garlic, chopped
1/4 cup olive oil, or even a bit more
a few tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sugar
a dash or two of Tabasco
In a large frying pan, put 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
Add, bacon, onion, green pepper, garlic. Cook until done for a few minutes, while stirring.
Add black beans, and bay leaf. Continue cooking and stirring for about 6 minutes. Add the rest of the olive oil, the apple cider vinegar, the sugar and the Tabasco.
Adjust seasonings. And, I mean you can add more olive oil, vinegar, Tabasco. Just let them cook for another 10 minutes on low.
Serve over rice, Puerto Rican style, or mix them with rice, Cuban style.
This is one of those recipes that calls for “making it your own”. Add your style to it, and enjoy.
Tags: Black Beans & Rice, Comfort Food, Easy, Gluten Free, gluten free recipe, Recipe
