Name: Dirty Rice
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Olive oil - 2 tablespoons; Garlic, minced - 3 cloves; Chopped onion - 1 cup; Green bell pepper, chopped - 1; Chili powder - 1 tablespoon; Annatto or achiote powder (Optional) - 2 teaspoons; Crushed red pepper - ¼ teaspoon; Ground cumin - 1 teaspoon; Ground cinnamon - ¼ teaspoon; Uncooked white rice - 1 ⅓ cups; Water - 2 ¾ cups; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped - 3; Whole corn kernels, blanched - 1 ⅓ cups; Black beans, cooked and drained - 1 cup; Toasted pine nuts - ¼ cup; Freshly ground black pepper - ¼ cup; Red onion, thinly sliced - 1; Fresh lime juice - 1 tablespoon; Chopped fresh cilantro - 2 tablespoons; Lime, cut into wedges - 1; Annatto powder (Optional) - 2 teaspoons

Ingredients for - Dirty Rice

1. Olive oil 2 tablespoons

2. Garlic, minced 3 cloves

3. Chopped onion 1 cup

4. Green bell pepper, chopped 1

5. Chili powder 1 tablespoon

6. Annatto or achiote powder (Optional) 2 teaspoons

7. Crushed red pepper ¼ teaspoon

8. Ground cumin 1 teaspoon

9. Ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon

10. Uncooked white rice 1 ⅓ cups

11. Water 2 ¾ cups

12. Salt 1 teaspoon

13. Roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped 3

14. Whole corn kernels, blanched 1 ⅓ cups

15. Black beans, cooked and drained 1 cup

16. Toasted pine nuts ¼ cup

17. Freshly ground black pepper ¼ cup

18. Red onion, thinly sliced 1

19. Fresh lime juice 1 tablespoon

20. Chopped fresh cilantro 2 tablespoons

21. Lime, cut into wedges 1

22. Annatto powder (Optional) 2 teaspoons

How to cook deliciously - Dirty Rice

1 . Stage

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. Mix in the bell pepper, chili powder, ground annatto, chili flakes, cumin, and cinnamon. Saute for 2 minutes.

2 . Stage

Pour the rice into the saucepan and stir to coat. Add the water and 1 teaspoon salt, and bring the rice to a boil over high heat. Cover the pan and turn the heat to low. Simmer the rice for 25 minutes.

3 . Stage

When the rice is cooked, mix in tomatoes, corn, black beans, and pine nuts. Stir in salt, pepper and lime juice. 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 to squeeze over the rice.