Moro de Habichuelas [Recipe + Video] Dominican Rice with Beans
Moro de habichuelas – Dominican rice and beans – is one of the most common dishes on the Dominican table. This is a generic Dominican moro rice recipe that you can modify by switching to other types of beans or legumes.
Course Lunch
Cuisine Dominican, Latino
Keyword arroz con frijoles, moros y cristianos, rice with beans recipe, ris et pois
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 50 minutesminutes
Servings 6servings
Calories 636kcal
Author Clara Gonzalez
Equipment
1 gal [4 liters]-cast aluminum or cast iron pot with tight-fitting lid
Heat half the oil (2.5 Tbsp) in an cast aluminum or cast iron pot over low heat and sauté cilantro, garlic, thyme, celery, olives, oregano, cubanela, capers. Cook and stir for a minute, or until the ingredients release their aroma. Stir in the tomato sauce. Add beans, also while stirring, and season with salt.
2. Adding water
Once heated through, add 5 cups of water and bring to the boil (try the mixture and add salt to taste before proceeding, bear in mind that the rice will absorb some of the salt, so don't low-ball it).
3. Cooking rice
Once the water reaches a rolling boil stir in the rice and simmer stirring frequently to avoid excessive sticking. Make sure to remove the rice that sticks to the bottom.When the water has evaporated cover with a tight-fitting lid and simmer over very low heat for 15 minutes. After the 15 minutes have passed uncover, drizzle the remaining oil, and stir.Cover again another 5 minutes. After this the rice should be firm but tender inside. If necessary, cover and leave another 5 minutes over very low heat (if at this point it looks too dry add ¼ cup of boiling water before stirring and covering.
4. Serving
Remove from heat and serve.Find serving suggestions above the recipe.
Video
Notes
If you boil the beans yourself, use the water in which they boiled in place of (or partially) the 5 cups of water called for in the recipe.If you use canned beans, throw away the liquid in which they came in the can and use fresh water. The liquid in the can is loaded with sodium and doesn't taste very well.