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dominican moro brown rice with beans
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Dominican Moro (Brown Rice with Beans)

A classic Dominican rice recipe that is sure to impress!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Caribbean, Latin
Keyword: beans, dominican food, dominican recipe, moro, moro rice, rice
Servings: 6 people

Ingredients

  • 3 cups long grain rice
  • 4-1/2 cups cups water
  • 1 tbs salt
  • 4 tbs Mazola Corn Oil divided in half
  • 1 tbs garlic minced
  • 1 tbs Goya Adobo
  • 2 tbs Goya Salad Olives
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 onion chopped
  • 1/4 yellow pepper chopped
  • 1/4 cup tomato sauce
  • couple of strands of cilantro
  • 1 can beans black, roman, pink, pinto, etc. Or boil to soften your own beans.

Instructions

  • In a pot over medium heat, add oil, garlic, adobo, salt, soy sauce, onions, peppers and olives. Stir.
  • When it is simmering add tomato sauce, stir and then add the beans.
  • Add water, cilantro and stir. Now cover and bring to a boil.
  • In the meantime you can rinse the rice if you prefer. My mom sure does! LOL
  • Once the beans are boiling add the rice, stir. Lower to a simmer and cover for 25 to 30 minutes.
  • After the 25 to 30 minutes, uncover rice and stir. Cover again for 5 minutes. Uncover, stir and it is ready to serve!
  • We serve it with Pollo Guisado (Stewed Chicken), Rabo Guisado (Oxtail Stew), even with Dominican Fried Chicken Wings. All recipes found on this blog!