Classic Black Beans And Rice

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
• 2 cloves of minced garlic
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans (undrained)
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1 package sazon goya (without annato *see note)
• 1 tablespoon cooking wine or 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 2 cups cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a medium sauce pan, sauté onion,green pepper, and garlic.
• 2 sauté until tender@8-10 minutes.
• 3 add in remaining ingredients and stir until boiling, reduce heat and simmer until sauce is reduced@ 20 minutes.
• 4 serve over rice.
• 5 i like to mash a few of the beans with the back of a spoon to flavor the sauce.
• 6 note: if you do not have sazòn goya an appropriate substitute would be ground cumin, chicken bouillon, and garlic salt to taste.