{"id":161,"date":"2020-02-02T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbyspost.co.za\/?p=161"},"modified":"2020-03-05T06:23:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T06:23:06","slug":"mexican-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melbyspost.co.za\/index.php\/2020\/02\/02\/mexican-rice\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexican Rice"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating. <\/em><\/p>\n

~ Luciano Pavarotti ~<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Simple but satisfying<\/h4>\n

During my trip to Mexico in 2017, I was surprised by the simplicity of traditional Mexican dishes. Like Mexican Rice. Except if you stir-fried it with prawns, or rolled it around salmon, I would always choose a starch other than rice. But I tried the Mexican version of that boring old staple, and I was bowled over. There are many variations of Mexican Rice, like Lime Cilantro Rice<\/a>, but my favourite was a tomato infused rice with black beans and chilli.<\/p>\n

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Once you find it, never let it go<\/h4>\n

Home from my trip I spent hours on Pinterest looking for something similar to what I ate in Mexico. Eventually, I found this recipe for Mexican Tomato Rice & Beans<\/a> from FineCooking<\/a>. This was it! And it was easy to make too! I have made the recipe many times now, and can really recommend it. I make it exactly as indicated and it is flop-proof. At times I have battled to find black beans in my local shops, but I have learnt to buy more than one tin at a time and stock up. I have once even used red kidney beans when I just couldn’t find black beans. I have also used dried oregano instead of fresh, but the result is still delicious.<\/p>\n

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The Mexican Fiesta continues…<\/h4>\n

I have professed my love for Mexican food in my Drunken Beans post<\/a>. The combination of drunken beans, Mexican rice and the other well-known Mexican toppings is a winning one. I don’t even need to have a tortilla – I just dish up all the goodness into a bowl and tuck in. But this Mexican Rice recipe is also my go-to recipe if I want to make burritos and I have used it as a side dish with spicy mince. As I have said before: Life without Mexican food is no life at all!<\/p>\n

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Mexican Tomato Rice & Beans<\/h2>\n
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Prep Time<\/span>30 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Cook Time<\/span>30 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Course: <\/span>Main Course, Side Dish<\/span><\/div>
Cuisine: <\/span>Mexican<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
Author: <\/span>Raghavan Iyer, FineCooking.com<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

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