jag (portuguese rice and beans)

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 pound linguica sausage, cut into cubes
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 (15.5 ounce) can prepared shelled beans
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 2 cups uncooked white rice

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• melt butter in a large, heavy pot over medium-high heat; add onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, sausage, black pepper, basil, and oregano. saute vegetable mixture until the vegetables are very tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• stir beans into the vegetable mixture; cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
• pour water over the vegetable mixture; add rice and stir. place a cover on the pot, reduce heat to low, and cook until the rice is tender and the moisture completely absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.