Gallo pinto

My favorite breakfast is Gallo Pinto. Rice and Black beans, what a combo. I got used to it when living in Costa Rica for a while. I got it every day and wasn´t to fond of it to begin with, but learned to love it. So good and good for your digestion.

I serve the Gallo Pinto with an egg, sunny side up or over easy and often with maiz tortillas. I make a lot and put few portions in the freezer.

gallo pinto

• 3 cups rice (boiled and chilled)
• 2 cups cooked black beans or one can.
• Red or green chile
• Little bit of garlic
• Half a onion
• About 2 carrots
• 1 red pepper
• Fresh coriander
• Veggie oil
• Salt

All the veggies diced small. On a pan in a veggie oil cook onion, red pepper, carrot, garlic, chile pepper. Then you add rice and cooked beans. Then some coriander and salt to taste.

Mais tortillas

• 2 cups Masa Harina
• 1 og 1/4 cup water
• Salt

This video shows you well how this is done.

Served with a glass of chrispy citrus white wine or Mimosa...well even Bloody Mary on a beautiful saturday morning.

p.s...This is one of those dishes that just gets better reheated.