Recipe of Black Beans and Rice - Food Recipes

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Title: Black Beans and Rice
Categories : Diabetic, Beans, Rice, Main dish, Vegetarian
Serving size: 6 folks Ingredients 1/2 ts Dried whole oregano; 16 oz (1) pkg dried black beans; 1/4 ts Ground cumin; 1 md Size green pepper; chopped 3 tb Vinegar; 1/4 c Onion; divided chopped 1 ts Salt; 2 1/2 c Qts water; divided 3 c Rice; cooked hot 2 cl Garlic; minced -cooked without salt/fat Sort and wash beans. Combine beans, green pepper, and 2 tb onion in a large Dutch Oven. Cover with 6 cups of water, and soak overnight. Add remaining 4 cups water to Dutch oven; cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 2 1/2 hrs or until beans are tender. Combine remaining 2 tb onion, garlic, oregano, and cumin in a small bowl; mash mixture, using a fork. Stir in vinegar. Add vinegar mixture and salt to beans. Simmer, uncovered, an additional 20 minutes. Serve over hot cooked rice. From: All New Cookbook For Diabetics And Their Families Each serving amount: 1 cup beans over 1/2 cup rice Exchanges: 2 Starch, 1 Vegetable; Chol: 0 mg; Calories: 179 Carbo: 36 gm; Protein: 8 gm; Fat: Tr.; Fiber: Tr.; Sodium: 424 mg Reformated 4 you and yours via Nancy O'Brion and her Meal-Master. (from Jungle.Boy via GEnie)