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White rice, stewed red beans, and chicken stew on one plate — the lunch called 'the Dominican flag.'
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La bandera means 'the Dominican flag': white rice, stewed red beans (habichuelas), and stewed meat on one plate, the standard lunch in the Dominican Republic. Lunch is considered the most important meal of the day, and this combination appears on the table almost daily, often with salad or fried plantain.
Rub the chicken with lime juice, 2 grated garlic cloves, oregano, and salt and let stand 30 minutes.
Heat oil in a pot, brown the chicken, add 1 onion, 1 green pepper, the tomato paste, and 300ml water, and simmer 30 minutes.
In another pot, sauté the remaining onion, pepper, and garlic, add the red beans, diced pumpkin, chicken stock powder, and 300ml water, simmer 20 minutes, and mash the pumpkin to thicken.
Fry the rice with a little oil and salt, add water, and cook (enjoy the crispy concón at the bottom too).
Season each with salt.
Plate the rice, beans, and chicken and scatter with cilantro.