Recipe Dirty Rice (Vegetarian)

Required Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons annatto or achiote powder (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1/3 cups uncooked white rice
• 2 3/4 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped
• 1 1/3 cups whole corn kernels, blanched
• 1 cup black beans, cooked and drained
• 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 lime, cut into wedges
• 2 teaspoons annatto powder

Preparing/Cooking:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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