Beans with rice recipe

Rice is an important and fundamental cereal in our weekly diet, it is recognized and cooked anywhere in the world. In each country there are different traditional recipes made with rice, some with meat, others with fish and others with vegetables. Likewise, there are different types of rice, each one intended for a type of recipe. Thus, we find rice for salads, long-grain, round, parboiled, whole-grain, with more or less starch, etc.

One of the most consumed rice dishes in Spain is round grain or bomba rice, since countless dishes are made with it, such as the one shown below.

Ingredients to make beans with rice:

• 400 grams of shelled beans
• 200 grams of round rice
• 1 piece of sweet onion
• 1 large or 2 small garlic clove
• 1 teaspoon of paprika from the vera
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 sprig of fresh mint
• 3 pinches of salt
• 1 splash of extra virgin olive oil
• 1 liter of water
• 2 pinches of turmeric (optional)
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin

How to make broad beans with rice:

1. This dish of beans with rice can be prepared with fresh or frozen beans, but they always have to be cooked beforehand.
2. In this case, we are going to use defrosted broad beans that we have to cook for 10 minutes in water and salt.
3. If they were fresh, they should be cooked for 20 minutes in a basic covered casserole. Then they will finish cooking with the rice.
4. Rice does not contain gluten, this is an important point for those who suffer from celiac disease or similar.
5. Reserve the precooked broad beans, peel and chop the onion and garlic finely. You can do this step with a chopper or by hand.
6. Heat a generous stream of oil in a deep or wide frying pan. When it is hot, sauté the onion and garlic and stir so that it does not burn and it browns slightly.
7.  Let these ingredients sauté for 3 minutes, then add the paprika and cumin and mix everything together.
8. Trick: You can add other ingredients to the sauce, such as chicken, artichokes, chorizo, carrot…
9. Pour the water so that the paprika does not burn and let it heat up to maximum heat.
10. As soon as it starts to boil, you can add turmeric so that the rice with beans takes on a pleasant orange color, as well as a touch of flavor.
11. Add the beans and let it boil for 2 more minutes.
12. At the peak of boiling, add the rice and salt to taste. It is important that the rice is grassed from minute 0 so that the grain remains at its point, neither raw nor past.
13. Add a few mint leaves if you want to add a touch to the beans with very aromatic and tasty rice.
14.  Stir everything at this time so that the flavors mingle and let it continue cooking over medium heat, without stirring under any circumstances.
15. This is the perfect way to get a rice with the ideal point.
16. The rice with beans will take approximately 20 minutes to cook.
17.  It is important that after this cooking you turn off the heat and cover the pan to let it rest for 5 minutes.
18.  After this time, you will only have to serve it so that your family can taste the splendid dish that you have just prepared.
19.  You will see that this recipe for broad beans with rice is delicious, it is very sweet and the rice is just right when cooked.
20. Trick: To make broad beans with rice in broth, you just have to add a little more water.

Rice with broad beans – Accompaniments

Now that you know how to make broad beans with rice, we encourage you to experiment and add more ingredients to the sauce. For example, you can make rice with broad beans and artichokes, or add chicken if you don’t follow a vegetarian diet. In the case of meat, it is advisable to add it before pouring the water. The artichokes should be precooked, as you did with the broad beans to add them to the broth at the same time.