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Arroz e Feijão

Name: Arroz e Feijão
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Brazil
Ingredients: 1.5 cups Rice; 150g Black beans; 2 cloves Garlic; 1/2 Onion; 2 tbsp Olive oil; 1 cube Chicken bouillon

Rice Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Rice and beans cooked separately — the essential everyday combination on the Brazilian table.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

"Rice and beans" is considered even more fundamental to the Brazilian table than rice alone, eaten nearly every day. Rice fragrant with garlic and onion, and beans (usually black beans) simmered with the same aromatics, are prepared separately and served together on the plate. Since this combination alone provides balanced nutrition, it also serves as an economical foundation for home cooking.

🌆 Where it's eaten: No matter how many dishes fill the table, rice and beans are always at the center — for Brazilians, a meal doesn't feel complete without this combination.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Rice 1.5 cups
Black beans 150g
Garlic 2 cloves
Onion 1/2
Olive oil 2 tbsp
Chicken bouillon 1 cube

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mince the garlic and onion, dividing in half between two pots.
Pot 1: Sauté half the garlic and onion in olive oil, add the rice, toast until translucent, add water, and cook as usual.
Pot 2: Sauté the remaining garlic and onion in olive oil, add the black beans with a little water and bouillon, and simmer for 10 minutes.
If desired, lightly mash the beans with a fork for a thicker, more cohesive texture.
Season with salt.
Plate the rice and beans side by side to finish.

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