Dirty Rice (recipe, vegan)

[Guest guest]

I love the flavor the toasted pine nuts give this one.

The annatto seeds are good in it, but they do indeed

need a spice or coffee grinder. A mortar and pestle

won't do it. They're really tough! You can omit them

though and not miss them. I'm not sure who they're

kidding with the 2 tablespoons of cilantro. That's how

much I personally will use on a serving. To serve 4,

I'd probably chop up half a small bunch. Also, I

usually throw in about a cup of fake meat crumbles

with the tomatoes, corn & black beans.

 

Laura

 

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Dirty Rice

 

Serving Size : 4

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation

Method

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2 tablespoons olive oil

3 garlic cloves -- minced

1 cup onion -- chopped

1 green bell pepper -- seeded

and chopped

1 tablespoon chili powder

2 teaspoons ground annatto seeds --

optional

1/4 teaspoon chile flakes or ground

chiltepin peppers

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 1/3 cups long-grain white rice --

uncooked

2 3/4 cups water

1 teaspoon salt -- plus more to taste

3 plum tomatoes -- chopped fine

1 1/3 cups corn kernels -- blanched,

about 2 ears

1 cup black beans -- cooked and

rinsed

1/4 cup pine nuts -- toasted

fresh ground pepper -- to

taste

1 small red onion -- sliced thin

1 tablespoon lime juice -- from about 1/2

lime

2 tablespoons cilantro -- chopped

1 lime -- cut into 8 wedges

 

In a heavy saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive

oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and the chopped

onions. Saute for 5 minutes, stirring frequently, then

add the bell pepper, chili powder, ground annatto if

you like, chile flakes or ground chiltepins, cumin,

and cinnamon. Saute, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add the

rice, and stir well. Add the water and 1 teaspoon

salt. Bring the rice to a boil over high heat, then

cover the pan, and turn the heat to low. Simmer the

rice for 25 minutes.

 

When the rice is cooked, add the tomatoes, corn, black

beans, and pine nuts. Stir well, add the salt, pepper,

and lime juice, and turn up the heat. When the mixture

is heated through, spoon it onto plates, and top with

the sliced red onion and cilantro. Serve a wedge or

two of lime with each plate, for squeezing over the

rice.

 

Recipe By: Didi Emmons

Source: " Vegetarian Planet "

Copyright: " 1997 "

 

 

 

 

 

 

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