Brazilian Chicken And Black Beans And Rice Recipes

BRAZILAN STYLE BLACK BEANS IN PRESSURE COOKER

Steps:

• Place beans in a fine mesh strainer and pick out any shriveled ones, along with any impurities.
• Heat pressure cooker to medium-high heat (sauté setting for electric pressure cooker, medium heat on stove top for regular pressure cooker). While pot is heating, cut bacon into about 1/2-inch pieces. Cook bacon until lightly browned and starting to crisp. Add diced onion and cook, stirring often for 3-4 minutes. Add garlic and stir for about 30 seconds.
• Add beans, broth and water, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine and secure lid. Cook on high pressure for 40 minutes, and then release steam from pot. If desired, lightly smash some beans on the side of the pot (this will thicken them), season with additional salt and pepper if desired, and let cool for a few minutes before serving. Serve over white rice.

ONE-PAN BLACK BEANS, CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add rice, cumin and chili powder; cook and stir 1 minute.
• Stir in all remaining ingredients except cheese. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 15 to 18 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, stirring occasionally.
• Remove skillet from heat. Uncover; fluff mixture with fork. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover; let stand 1 to 2 minutes or until cheese is melted before serving.

BLACK BEAN CHICKEN WITH RICE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix seasonings; sprinkle over both sides of chicken. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Brown chicken on both sides., Add beans, corn and salsa to skillet; cook, covered, 10-15 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 165°. Remove chicken from pan; cut into slices. Serve with bean mixture and rice.

SKILLET CHICKEN WITH BLACK BEANS, RICE AND CHILES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Season the chicken with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat the oil in a 12-inch ovenproof skillet (the pan size is very important) over medium-high. Brown the chicken on both sides to give it good color, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Add the onion and bell peppers to the pan and sauté until just starting to soften, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• In a small saucepan, bring the chicken stock to a boil. Meanwhile, add the Fresno chiles or jalapeños, cinnamon, garlic and cumin to the skillet and cook for about 2 minutes, then add the black beans and cherry tomatoes. Season generously with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the rice on top in an even layer. (It's important that the black beans are beneath the rice and chicken. The rice will burn otherwise.) Add the stock and return the chicken to the pan, skin-side up.
• Bake, uncovered, for 40 minutes. The chicken should be lovely and golden, the stock should be absorbed and the rice should be tender. Sprinkle with the cilantro. Serve with lime wedges, pickled chiles, sliced fresh chiles, sour cream and avocado (squeeze some lime juice over the avocados in a bowl and sprinkle with salt and pepper).

BRAZILIAN CHICKEN AND BLACK BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Prepare the rice according to package instructions.
• Add the black beans, corn, scallions, olives, chicken and cilantro into the rice and toss to combine.
• Transfer to a platter.
• Garnish with the avocado slices, salsa, sour cream and tortilla chips.

BRAZILIAN BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Beans (Soaking): Rinse and sort beans. Cook beans with water in the pressure cooker for 30-40 minutes (I like to soak overnight, then cook for several hours in a crock pot).
• Marinade: Combine all marinade ingredients. Marinade meat for an hour or two.
• Onion Mixture: In frying pan, add oil. Cook onion, garlic and meat cubes.
• After meat is cooked, reserve about 1/4 of mixture for the rice (reserving the large pieces of meat for the beans).
• Beans: Add bacon to pan with onion mixture.
• After bacon is cooked, add the cooked beans and some water until it is a little thick (I like to add all the frying pan ingredients to the crock pot and cook for several more hours).
• Rice: Bring water to boiling. Add rice, salt and reserved onion mixture. Simmer for 20 minutes.

CHICKEN WITH BLACK BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• In a large pan, heat olive oil and add red pepper flakes.
• Add onion and garlic, and cook until onion is tender.
• Increase heat, add chicken, stirring until cooked.
• Lower heat to medium, add 1 tsp oregano, 1 tsp cumin, and simmer 1 minute.
• Add black beans, pimentos, remaining spices, and balsamic vinegar.
• Blend and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes, reseasoning if needed.
• While beans are simmering, bring broth to boil in a pan, add rice.
• Lower heat to simmer, cover, and cook 20 minutes until rice is fluffy.
• Serve bean mixture over rice.