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Nicaraguan Gallo Pinto

Name: Nicaraguan Gallo Pinto
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Nicaragua
Ingredients: 200g (cooked) Red kidney beans; 400g Cooked rice; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 1/2 Green Bell Pepper; 3 tbsp Vegetable oil; 1 tsp Salt; 4 Egg

Rice

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Red beans and rice fried together with onion — Nicaragua's national dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Gallo pinto is Nicaragua's national dish, eaten morning, noon, and night. Nicaragua uses small red beans: boiled beans and rice are fried together with onion and garlic in lard or oil, distinguishing it from Costa Rica's black bean version. It's served with fried eggs, cheese, fried cooking bananas, and tortillas.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a morning in a Nicaraguan home, fried rice and beans share one plate with a fried egg, white cheese, and fried banana beside a cup of coffee.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Red kidney beans 200g (cooked)
Cooked rice 400g
Onion 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Green Bell Pepper 1/2
Vegetable oil 3 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Egg 4

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Heat oil in a frying pan and sauté the chopped onion, garlic, and green pepper.
Add the beans and fry 5 minutes with a little cooking liquid.
Add the rice and fry together until the bean color spreads into the rice.
Season with salt.
Fry an egg and place on top.

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