Cuban Moros y Cristianos (Black Beans and Rice) with Fried Plantain
Dietary and allergen labels, nutrition and cost are worked out automatically from each recipe’s ingredients and are a guide only. Check the labels on what you buy yourself — especially for allergies or coeliac disease. More about recipe labels.
Opens Equal House and puts it on the night you choose. No app yet? It’s free, and the recipe comes with you when you install it.
Ingredients
- 800 g tinned black beans, drained
- 350 g long grain rice
- 20 g butter
- 1 onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 ripe plantain
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil, for frying
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 713 kcal
- Protein
- 22.8 g
- Carbohydrate
- 117.5 g
- of which sugars
- 10.9 g
- Fat
- 13.1 g
- of which saturates
- 3.9 g
- Fibre
- 16 g
- Salt
- 1.36 g
Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.
Method
- 1
Melt the butter with a little oil and fry the sliced onion and crushed garlic with the cumin seeds for 5 minutes until softened.
- 2
Add the rinsed rice, black beans and 450ml water, and bring to the boil.
- 3
Cover and simmer for 18-20 minutes until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed.
- 4
Meanwhile, peel and slice the plantain and fry in the sunflower oil for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden.
- 5
Fluff the rice and beans with a fork and serve topped with the fried plantain.
Plan your meals — and share the cooking
Equal House builds your shopping list by aisle, times the cooking for dinner, and shares it out fairly. Free to start.
Free to start on your iPhone Free to start on your Android phone Free to start · No ads · Your family's data stays yours.