Arroz de Feijão — Portuguese Bean Rice

A juicy, tomato-flavoured rice cooked with red kidney beans, a classic side for grilled meat.

TIME BREAKDOWN
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 30 min
Total: 40 minutes
Vegetarian
✅
Nuts
❌
Serves
4 people
Difficulty
Very Easy

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 250g long grain rice
  • 1 x 400g tin red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 500ml hot vegetable stock
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • Chopped fresh coriander, to serve

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a pan and cook the onion for 6 minutes. Add the garlic and tomato purée for 1 minute.

  2. Add the tomatoes and bay leaf and cook for 5 minutes.

  3. Stir in the rice, beans and hot stock and season well.

  4. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 15 to 18 minutes until the rice is tender and the mixture is still slightly juicy.

  5. Remove the bay leaf, scatter with coriander and serve.