Cuban Red Beans and Rice Recipe (Congri)

Experience the flavors of Cuba with this delicious and easy Cuban Red Beans and Rice recipe. It’s hearty comfort food the whole family will love.

INGREDIENTS

– dried small red beans – ham bone shank end – water – red wine (dry Spanish Red) – bacon, chopped – olive oil – yellow onion

STEP 1

Sort the dried beans and discard broken and mishaped beans. Cover with water and bring the beans to a boil. Remove the pot from the heat. Cover the beans and let them soak overnight.

The next day, drain the beans and cover them with fresh water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until tender, about 1 hour. Drain.

STEP 2

While your beans are cooking, put your ham bone in a separate pot that's large enough to cover most of the ham bun with the liquid when the water and wine are added, and a pinch of salt.

STEP 3

Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for about 1 hour. You can substitute 2 or 3 cups of ham chunks if you don't have a ham bone. Reduce the cooking time to about 30 minutes.

STEP 4

Remove the ham bone or ham chunks and KEEP THE LIQUID. This is your stock. If you used a ham bone, remove all of the meat from the bone and cut it into bite-sized chunks.

STEP 5

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