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Casado

Name: Casado
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Costa Rica
Ingredients: 600g Cooked rice; 300g (cooked) Black beans; 2 Chicken Thigh; 1 (ripe) Plantain; 1/8 Cabbage; 1 Tomato; 1/2 Onion; 1 clove Garlic; A pinch Cilantro; 1 tbsp Lime juice; 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil; A pinch Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; A pinch Cumin powder

Main Dish

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Rice, beans, salad, plantain, and meat on one plate — Costa Rica's set meal.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Casado means 'married man,' said to be named because everything comes together on one plate like a lunch prepared by a wife. White rice, stewed black beans, cabbage salad, fried sweet plantain, and a main of chicken, beef, or fish are served together. It's the lunchtime standard at Costa Rican eateries.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At an eatery in downtown San José, people in work clothes line the counter eating colorful set plates with fresh juice.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Cooked rice 600g
Black beans 300g (cooked)
Chicken Thigh 2
Plantain 1 (ripe)
Cabbage 1/8
Tomato 1
Onion 1/2
Garlic 1 clove
Cilantro A pinch
Lime juice 1 tbsp
Vegetable Oil 3 tbsp
Salt A pinch
Black Pepper A pinch
Cumin powder A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Simmer the black beans in their liquid with half the chopped onion, garlic, cumin, and salt for 10 minutes.
Season the chicken with salt and pepper and pan-fry until golden on both sides.
Cut the plantain diagonally and fry in oil until sweet on both sides.
Dress the shredded cabbage, diced tomato, and cilantro with lime juice and salt.
Arrange the rice, beans, salad, plantain, and chicken on plates.

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