Cuban-Style Black Beans and Rice (Moros y Cristianos)

Name: Cuban-Style Black Beans and Rice (Moros y Cristianos)
Ingredients: Table salt; 1cup dried black beans, rinsed and picked over; 2cups low-sodium chicken broth (see note); 2cups water; 2 large green bell peppers, halved and seeded; 1 large onion, halved at equator and peeled, root end left intact; 1head garlic, 5 medium cloves removed and minced or pressed through garlic press (about 5 teaspoons), remaining head halved at equator with skin left intact; 2 bay leaves; 1 1/2cups long grain white rice; 2tablespoons olive oil; 6ounces lean salt pork, cut into 1/4-inch dice (see note); 1tablespoon minced fresh oregano leaves; 4teaspoons ground cumin; 2tablespoons red wine vinegar; 2medium scallions, sliced thin; 1 lime, cut into 8 wedges

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"Beans and rice is a familiar combination the world over, but Cuban black beans and rice is unique in that the rice is cooked in the inky concentrated liquid left over from cooking the beans, which renders the grains just as flavorful. For our own superlative version, we reserved a portion of the sofrito (the traditional combination of garlic, bell pepper, and onion) and simmered it with our beans to infuse them with flavor. Instead of just draining off and throwing away the flavorful bean cooking liquid, we used it again to cook our rice and beans together. Lightly browning the remaining sofrito vegetables and spices with rendered salt pork added complex, meaty flavor, and baking the dish in the oven eliminated the crusty bottom that can form when the dish is cooked on the stove...."

INGREDIENTS

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Table salt

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1cup dried black beans, rinsed and picked over

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2cups low-sodium chicken broth (see note)

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2cups water

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2 large green bell peppers, halved and seeded

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1 large onion, halved at equator and peeled, root end left intact

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1head garlic, 5 medium cloves removed and minced or pressed through garlic press (about 5 teaspoons), remaining head halved at equator with skin left intact

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2 bay leaves

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1 1/2cups long grain white rice

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2tablespoons olive oil

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6ounces lean salt pork, cut into 1/4-inch dice (see note)

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1tablespoon minced fresh oregano leaves

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4teaspoons ground cumin

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2tablespoons red wine vinegar

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2medium scallions, sliced thin

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1 lime, cut into 8 wedges

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