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1 cup rice plus 2 cups water and a little oil
1-2 tablespoons of oil (olive is best)
1 onion
2-5 cloves of garlic (up to you - I think there is never enough garlic)
Bell pepper (best if you can get a red, yellow or orange one but green works too)
1 can black beans
¼ cup honey
¼ cup red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon cumin (more or less to taste - I usually go heavy)
½ teaspoon cayenne
You can add pepper, paprika, chili powder, or other spices like this to taste
Salt to taste
Start cooking the rice - if you don’t have a favorite way to make rice or a rice cooker, here’s what I do - I take 2 cups of water and put it in the microwave to get hot, and while that is heating I add the rice to the pan (with a good lid) and add 1 tablespoon of oil to it and start that heating on medium-high. The rice shouldn’t really fry but it should absorb the oil a little and get hot. Usually that takes about the same amount of time it takes to microwave the water (1-2 minutes). Add the water to the pan (it should steam up really fast) and cover it and lower the heat to low and leave it for 20 minutes or until all the water is absorbed.
Dice the onion and mince the garlic and add them plus the additional oil to a pan big enough to hold all the rest of the ingredients. Start that sauteing over medium heat until the onions get soft. Dice the peppers and add them to the pan, continue sauteing until they are soft and the onion has gotten a nice translucent shade of yellow.
Rinse the black beans a little. They don’t have to be completely washed free of the sauce they come in - some people add the sauce they come in to the dish - but I don’t like that as much so I give them a rinse. Add them to the pan with ¼ cup of water and then add the rest of the ingredients. Stir and turn the heat down to low. Let this all cook together for at least 10 minutes.
To serve - put some rice in a bowl or plate, add the beans on top, and then some toppings that will make it taste even better (up to you):