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Black Beans with Saffron Rice
Photo: Pille R. Priske

Black Beans with Saffron Rice

18 ingredients 16 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

563
Calories
15g
Protein
16g
Fat
86g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 16 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Black Bean 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 114
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Water not in our table 0
Saffron not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • =
  • 2 cup Black beans
  • 4 cup Water
  • 1 x Onion, halved
  • 3 x Bay leaves
  • 6 x Garlic cloves, whole
  • 2 cup Rice
  • 1/3 tsp Saffron
  • GARNISH
  • 6 x Tomatoes, seeded and chopped
  • 2 cup Onions, chopped
  • 6 tbl Olive oil
  • 2 tbl Wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp Ground cumin
  • 1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper
  • 4 tbl Fresh basil, or parsley
  • Black pepper
  • =

Directions

1

Rinse and sort the beans.

2

Put into a large, heavy pot with lid.

3

Cover with the 4 cups water.

4

Bring to a boil, cover, and remove from heat.

5

Add the halved onions, bay leaves and garlic to beans.

6

Place over low heat and cook, covered, about 1-1/2 to 2 hours.

7

Remove and discard the onion, bay leaves and garlic cloves.

8

Keep beans warm.

9

Prepare the garnish about 1 hour before serving.

10

Place the tomatoes and onion into a serving bowl.

11

Add the olive oil, vinegar, cumin, cayenne, parsley or basil and black pepper to taste.

12

Toss to blend.

13

Bring 4 cups water to boiling in a heavy saucepan with tight fitting lid.

14

Add the rice and saffron threads

15

Stir well, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until the rice has absorbed all the water.

16

To serve, place the rice, black beans, and the garnish into separate bowls. .

Recipe sourced from fandom

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