Whether you were raised in an hispanic family, or you ever set foot in any Latin restaurant, I will bet good money that you have stumbled across rice, beans, and some kind of meat as part of your meal.
These are the veritable bread and butter of any Spanish meal, and I pride myself on having these at least 2-3 times a week. Growing up, my mom used to call the three together "una bandera": a flag. This was considered the most patriotic dish for my Dominican family.
I've taken the liberty of listing some of my favorites in each of the categories.
The meats: ropa vieja (shredded beef cooked in a tomato and beef stock sauce), pepper steak, chicken stew, beef stew, and pork chops.
The rice: these are a little more basic, I usually go for either yellow or white. Nothing too overt here. Though, I do enjoy when the beans or meat is cooked directly with the rice (better known as moro. or locrio, respectively).
The beans: whether cooked together with the rice, or done as a side, I love beans, peas, and everything in between. My favorites are black beans. I liked them cooked thick like a soup, with lots of garlic and cilantro inside. Probably the only thing that I could eat on a daily basis.
What are some of the staples in your meals?
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Hot pot.... :drools:
don't forget the tortillas
Yum... I love me some beans & rice! Whether I'm living the veg life (6 years), learning to eat gluten-free (2 months), having a tight budget week (always) or just hungry for some good soul food, this makes it to my plate a few times a week. And, yes- corn tortillas mandatory.
YUM! props*
*drools at the photos*
Being from Puerto Rico, the Rice-Beans-Meat combination is common for me. Grandma (back when she could cook) would make red kidney beans with a spice blend, white rice (or yellow rice with Vienna sausages) and either steak or roasted chicken like four times a week... and I could eat that three times a day!
that rice looks bomb! mmm but being Mexican our dish would look pretty different but rice,beans, and meat is one of my favorites! specially when it's carne asada :P
I have it almost every day. I love red beans, peas, black beans, brown beans. Can't say I love lima beans.
UGH I want black bean soup NOW...
While living in Costa Rica, I developed a love for gallo pinto. I never tired of beans and rice, with chilis picked right off the "trees" in the garden mmmmm. Sometimes, for breakfast, we had gallo pinto with scrambled eggs mixed in.
@Mazinkaiser@xanga - yay puerto-ricans ^^
Oh god...I totally want some now...Spanish rice, Pernil *oh grandma...you make rockin spanish pork* and beans? Hell to the yeah.
More like rice, beans, and TOMATOES!
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Yum, I just made rice and beans last night. :)