Puerto Rican Rice and Beans

Name: Puerto Rican Rice and Beans
Prep time: 27 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 52 min
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons oil or butter; 16 ounces Tofu or textured vegetable protein; 1 onion; 2 stalks celery; 2 med carrots; 1 orange or red bell pepper; 2 jalapenos; 2 tablespoons adobo sauce; 5 or more cloves garlic; ¼ cup green olives; 2 cups long grain rice; 3 cups water; seasonings to taste

by lilbluehair

Yield:10 servings
Time:
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27 mins active / 25 mins passive

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"edit/disclaimer: this is not 100% authentic - it has been adjusted to be a bit healthier than my abuelita's recipe, and it has been adjusted to be doable even if you can't find or afford culantro, cubanelles, aji dulces, etc. still very tasty!)

Puerto Rican Rice (This makes a TON, I make this on Sunday and eat during the week with various proteins)"

Tags: Puerto Rican, lunch, dinner, breakfast & brunch, main dish, side dish, spicy

Ingredients

4 tablespoons
oil or butter
16 ounces
Tofu or textured vegetable protein
1
onion, diced
2
stalks celery, diced
2
med carrots, diced
1
orange or red bell pepper, diced
2
jalapenos, diced
2 tablespoons
adobo sauce, either bought alone or in a can of chipotle peppers
5
or more cloves garlic, minced
¼ cup
green olives, sliced (like the jarred kind you would see in a martini.) optional
2 cups
long grain rice, well rinsed
3 cups
water, or if you have some leftover salsa to use up, salsa plus enough water to make 3 cups liquid
seasonings to taste, always includes Goya adobo, pepper, and cilantro, oregano but could also include red pepper flakes, hot sauce, sazon, chicken or veggie stock base, etc. depending upon your pantry/budget/tastes

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Equipment

large pan

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Preparation

15 mins
Heat a pan big enough to cook the rice to medium, add the butter when hot, and crumble/brown the tofu.
10 mins
Add onions and sweat 5 minutes, then add adobo sauce and all other veggies minus the garlic and olives, and cook an additional 5 minutes, until all veggies are softened and onions begin to show a little color. Add a little water and scrape up the bottom of the pan.
2 mins
Add garlic and cook a minute until fragrant, then add your liquids, spices, olives, and rice.
25 mins
Cook, covered, on med/low for 12 minutes. Stir after 5 minutes, and again after 8 minutes, so the stuff in the rice is well distributed. Bonus points if you can get a little crispy rice on the bottom at the end of cooking. This is the best part.

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