Recipe courtesy of Food Network Kitchen

Yellow Rice and Black Beans

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  • Total: 45 min
  • Prep: 10 min
  • Cook: 35 min
  • Yield: about 4 side dish servings
A staple in Puerto Rican cooking, annatto seeds add bright color and nutty notes to this flavorful rice served with saucy black beans.

Ingredients

Black Beans:

Directions

  1. Heat the oil in a medium saucepan, with a tight-fitting lid, over medium-high heat. Add the onion, pepper, and annatto, and cook, stirring, until somewhat soft, about 2 minutes. Add the rice and cook, stirring, until toasted, about 2 minutes more. Add water, salt, and bay leaf and bring to a boil. Wrap the lid tightly with a kitchen towel. Cover the rice, lower the heat to a simmer, cook for 20 minutes.
  2. Remove the rice from the heat and set aside, covered, for 10 minutes. Remove the lid and fluff the rice with a fork. Serve with the black beans.

Black Beans:

  1. Put the beans in a large saucepan, add the water and bay leaf, and bring to a boil. Set aside, covered, for 1 hour.
  2. Return the beans to a boil, lower the heat to a simmer, cook uncovered, for 1 1/2 hours. 
  3. Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and peppers and cook, stirring, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, cumin, oregano, and coriander and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Add the onion mixture to the beans and continue simmering until the beans are very tender and the liquid has thickened, about 1 1/2 hours more. 
  4. If the beans seem too thick, adjust the consistency with a little bit of water. Stir in the vinegar, season with the salt, cayenne, and pepper to taste. Serve. 
  5. Yield: about 4 side dish servings