Gallo pinto
Gallo pinto, from above
Non vegEggCosta Rica

Gallo pinto

Rice and black beans fried together with onion, pepper and coriander. Breakfast across Central America.

20 minTime
22 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Grandma's wayCosta Rican gallo pinto.
The original
539kcalsame
22 gproteinsame
9 gfibresame
20minutessame

Gallo pinto.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Cooked rice4 cups, a day old
Black beans, dry1 cup dry, cooked, with 1/2 cup broth
Onion1, finely chopped
Capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper)½, finely chopped
Garlic2 cloves
Coriander leaves (cilantro)½ cup, chopped
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp
Saltto taste
Egg4, fried
Sour creamnatilla, to serve

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Fry onion, capsicum and garlic in oil until soft.
  2. 2Add beans with some broth and simmer 2 minutes.
  3. 3Add rice and fold until speckled and dry.
  4. 4Stir in coriander and salt. Serve with fried eggs and natilla.
Serve it like this

Serve a mound of gallo pinto with a fried egg, natilla, ripe plantain and a cup of coffee.

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What goes with Gallo pinto: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

On the side Maduros15 min
On the side Jeera aloo30 min
A little snack Medu vada40 min
To drink South Indian filter coffee20 min
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