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Cuban Congress

Cuban Congress

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Discover this traditional Cuban recipe, featuring rice and black beans simmered with onions, garlic, and a tomato puree.

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Recipe from Surano~eswikibooks, Rutrus, MarcoAurelio and 4 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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250px|thumbnail|Cuban Congris: This traditional Cuban dish is made with white rice and black beans. [Please correct me if I’m wrong: the recipe below is for congrí, which is made with beans cooked together with the rice.]

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodpot, pan
  • Estimated cost$2.27 $1.14 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.58
  • $0.21
  • $0.12
  • $0.05
  • $0.10
  • $0.08
  • $0.58
  • $0.55

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Melt butter in a pan. Add the onion, garlic cloves, and red garlic bulb. Cook until the onion is golden brown.
  2. Add the black beans to a pot with water and cook them until they are tender.
  3. Once the beans are tender, add the onion and garlic mixture to the pot. Stir in the tomato puree and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes.
  4. Add the rice and let it simmer for another 5 minutes until the water has been absorbed. Gently stir to prevent the rice from becoming mushy.
  5. Cuban Congress ≈ 3 min

The bill

Cuban Congress

  • 200 g of rice$0.58
  • 100 g of black beans$0.21
  • 3 tablespoons of salt$0.12
  • 1 clove of Allium sativum (red)$0.05
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.10
  • Half an onion$0.08
  • 3 tablespoons of tomato puree$0.58
  • 4 tablespoons of butter$0.55

Total$2.27

that's $1.14 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g of rice
  • 100 g of black beans
  • 3 tablespoons of salt
  • 1 clove of Allium sativum (red)
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • Half an onion
  • 3 tablespoons of tomato puree
  • 4 tablespoons of butter

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