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Casamiento

Name: Casamiento
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: El Salvador
Ingredients: 400g (day-old) Cooked rice; 200g (cooked) Red kidney beans; 1/2 Onion; 1/4 Red bell pepper; 1 clove Garlic; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; A pinch Salt; To taste Sour cream; 1 (ripe) Plantain

Rice

⏱ 20 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Rice and red beans fried together — a Salvadoran staple for breakfast and dinner.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Casamiento means 'marriage,' named for the way white rice and beans come together. In El Salvador it's distinguished by small red beans (frijol de seda), fried together with onion and bell pepper. It's eaten for breakfast or dinner with eggs, fried plantain, cream, and cheese.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a morning in a Salvadoran home, rice and beans, a fried egg, sweet fried plantain, and cream share one plate with coffee alongside.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Cooked rice 400g (day-old)
Red kidney beans 200g (cooked)
Onion 1/2
Red bell pepper 1/4
Garlic 1 clove
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp
Salt A pinch
Sour cream To taste
Plantain 1 (ripe)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Finely chop the onion, bell pepper, and garlic and sauté in oil.
Add the red beans and fry, mashing lightly.
Add the rice and fry together until the bean color spreads throughout.
Season with salt.
Serve with diagonally sliced fried plantain and sour cream.

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