dr receipe

[allettas]

does anyone have a receipe for dr beans and rice? I've been to Sosua 3 times and lived off beans and rice. I ate them at PJ's and a few local restaurants/vendors. There sooo good. I looked on that "Aunt Maria's" or whatever its called, but they are not the same. If you could, please let me know the secret. Thanks

[Keith R]

Are you sure? I checked the recipe on "Aunt Clara's," and it sounds roughly the same as the one my wife uses. Note that she says there are many different types of "moro," depending on which bean you use.
Regards,
Keith

Aunt Clara's Dominican Cooking

[Hillbilly]

1) Are the rice and beans separate? If so, I am sure Aunt Clara's site has a good recipe
2) Are the rice and beans mixed together either in a brown or blackish combination, called "Moro" ? If so, Aunt Clara has the real deal.

3) The beans are important: red kidney beans? Black beans,? Guandules (Chick peas?)

If you are still stuck, send me an email for our family's recipe.

HB

[Chirimoya]

The dominicancooking.com site has recipes for stewed red kidney beans which is served, but not combined - with white rice:

http://www.dominicancooking.com/reci...elaguisada.htm

Or moro, which is the dish where rice and beans are cooked together.

http://www.dominicancooking.com/recipes/rice/moro.htm

In both cases the red and black beans are interchangeable.

HB - guandules are called pigeon peas in English, chickpeas are garbanzos.

Chiri

[susana]

I too loved the flavor of the beans I found on the north coast, I have tried the Aunt Claras beans, and found it took a few times and the key for me was the type of squash that I used. Living in the sticks, like I do, can't always get all kinds of squash, but the third time (I used butternut squash), and I think I came very close to the wonderful flavors I had in the DR!.... (I also have found that starting with dried beans instead of canned, does wonders for the flavor.)

Now if I could just grow mango trees here in Montana.

S

[Keith R]

Originally posted by susana
(I also have found that starting with dried beans instead of canned, does wonders for the flavor.)
S

Oh no, NEVER use canned!!! I made the mistake of bringing canned beans from the supermarket to my wife only once. Got such a lecture about the difference between canned and "fresh"! In fact, she still complains about having to rely on Goya bags here in Virginia rather than the "truly fresh" we bought in the DR. Also, she soaks them for some time before cooking. But I'm sure that Clara covers this....
Regards,
Keith