Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Cuban Black Beans & Rice

Beans- Saute garlic in olive oil, then add onion and bell pepper. Cook for a few minutes, then add tomato sauce, oregano. Cook more, then add beans and bay leaves. I left it in the crock pot overnight on warm. Using three huge yellow peppers = overpowering, so they didn't taste quite normal but were still good. Had to boil off lots of water ( = lots of stove cleaning) because the crock pot doesn't let water out.

Also made quinoa to play with tomorrow. Interesting finding that quinoa is better behaved than rice when cooking (didn't try to burn like the rice did). Somehow it got splattered all over the lid and made a cute speckled pattern. Easier than I thought to pour out rinsing water; easier to use finger than another lid like when draining spaghetti.

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