Arroz de Feijão (Portuguese Rice with Red Beans)
- Prep
- 10 min
- Total
- 35 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 340 kcal
Arroz de feijão is an everyday Portuguese classic: carolino rice with red beans in a tomato and pepper base, for a soft, brothy, flavorful rice. Simple and cheap, it appears in almost every house, as a side or as a meal.
It can be made with just beans and vegetables, for a lighter version, or with a little chouriço or pork ribs for more flavor.
Recipe
Arroz de Feijão
Carolino rice with red beans, tomato and pepper, cooked with garlic and bay. Simple and comforting, the perfect partner for grilled or roast meat.
Ingredients
Method
- 1Heat the olive oil in a pot and cook the chopped onion with the bay leaf and a pinch of salt.
- 2Add the chopped garlic and the diced pepper and cook for 2 to 3 minutes more.
- 3Add the chopped tomato and cook until it breaks down a little.
- 4Add the rice and stir it into the vegetables for 1 to 2 minutes.
- 5Add the drained beans and the water or stock (twice the volume of the rice).
- 6Bring to a boil, cover and cook over low heat for about 15 minutes.
- 7Adjust the seasoning and finish with chopped cilantro or parsley.
Tips
If you cook the beans at home, use some of their cooking water for the rice: it adds flavor.
It’s a brothy rice, so don’t let it dry out. For a vegetarian version, use vegetable stock and leave out any sausage.
It’s the classic side for pataniscas and fried fish, and good with grilled meat too.
