Brazilian Beans and Rice

Ingredients

• 1 lb dried kidney beans (black, pinto, etc.)

Marinade

• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup white vinegar

Onion Mixture

• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 3 slices raw bacon, chopped
• 1/4 lb sirloin (or any other raw meat(approximately 8-10 1-inch cubes)

Rice

• 1 1/2 cups white rice
• 3 cups water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Directions

1. 1

   Beans (Soaking): Rinse and sort beans. Cook beans with water in the pressure cooker for 30-40 minutes (I like to soak overnight, then cook for several hours in a crock pot).

2. 2

   Marinade: Combine all marinade ingredients. Marinade meat for an hour or two.

3. 3

   Onion Mixture: In frying pan, add oil. Cook onion, garlic and meat cubes.

4. 4

   After meat is cooked, reserve about 1/4 of mixture for the rice (reserving the large pieces of meat for the beans).

5. 5

   Beans: Add bacon to pan with onion mixture.

6. 6

   After bacon is cooked, add the cooked beans and some water until it is a little thick (I like to add all the frying pan ingredients to the crock pot and cook for several more hours).

7. 7

   Rice: Bring water to boiling. Add rice, salt and reserved onion mixture. Simmer for 20 minutes.