Gallo Pinto (Costa Rican Rice and Beans)

Name: Gallo Pinto (Costa Rican Rice and Beans)
Cook time: 60 min
Yield: 1 servings

Gallo pinto Baked frozen vegetable sausages and peas ? Photo by Lablascovegmenu from London, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The main Costa Rica staple, known as gallo pinto, consists of rice and black beans, which in many households is eaten at all three meals during the day. Gallo pinto is also known in some Southern Areas of Costa Rica as burra, though still recognised the name is rarely used as it is mostly referred to as gallo pinto. Also, Costa Rican gallo pinto is made with black beans, while Nicaraguans use red beans traditionally.

Cooking time: 60 minutes
Servings: 1

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