Black beans with havarti rice

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ tablespoon Olive oil
1½ cup Chopped onions
1 tablespoon Finely chopped garlic
3 cans (15-oz) black beans; drained
Salt
⅛ teaspoon Cayenne pepper
1½ cup Chicken stock
¼ cup Dry sherry
2 quarts Water
2½ cup Long-grain rice
4 ounces Plain Havarti cheese (up to)
6 tablespoons Chopped parsley; preferably Italian flat leaf
6 slices Turkey bacon; cooked until crisp; crumbled
3 mediums Tomatoes; seeded, diced

Directions

Heat olive oil in large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add onions and cook and stir until softened, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook and stir 1 minute more.

Add beans, ½ teaspoon salt, cayenne and stock and cook until liquid is reduced by half, several minutes. Remove from heat. Taste and add more salt and cayenne if desired. (Beans can be prepared a day, ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Reheat before serving.) Stir in sherry.

When ready to serve, bring 2 quarts water to boil in large saucepan. Add rice and 1-½ teaspoons salt and cook until rice is tender, about 20 minutes, then drain well. Stir ¾ of the Havarti cheese into rice and mix well. Taste and season with more salt if needed. Divide rice evenly on 4 dinner plates. Mound each serving of rice with some beans. Combine parsley, turkey bacon and tomatoes and garnish each portion with mixture. Sprinkle some remaining cheese over each serving. Makes 4 servings.

WASHINGTON TIMES FOOD SECTION

JANUARY 17, 1996

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