Recette de cuisineHomemade recipes · Hainaut
Favorites
Cuban congrí (rice and black beans)

Cuban congrí (rice and black beans)

Main dishes

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

Enlarge photo

Recipe from Surano, Rutrus, MarcoAurelio and 4 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

↓ Jump to recipe

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 methodsaucepan, frying pan
  • Estimated cost$4.89 $2.45 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

2 people
  • $1.46
  • $0.27
  • $0.12
  • $1.59
  • $0.18
  • $0.10
  • $0.58
  • $0.59

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place the black beans in a pressure cooker or saucepan filled with water, and cook them until they are tender.
  2. While you’re doing that, heat the bacon in a frying pan and cook the chopped bell pepper, garlic, and onion, along with the tomato puree, and, if desired, the chorizo or bacon, until they are browned.
  3. Pour une plat, pour each serving, pour each portion, add this sofrito to the cooked beans and season with salt. ≈ 2 min
  4. Add the rinsed rice to a pot with enough cooking liquid to cover it by about a finger’s width. Cover and simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes, or until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed.

The bill

Cuban congrí (rice and black beans)

  • 2 cups of rice$1.46
  • 1/2 cup of dried black beans$0.27
  • 3 tablespoons of salt$0.12
  • 1 bell pepper (ají)$1.59
  • 2 or 3 cloves of garlic$0.18
  • Half an onion$0.10
  • 3 tablespoons of tomato puree$0.58
  • 4 tablespoons of bacon$0.59

Total$4.89

that's $2.45 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

Affiliate links

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of rice
  • 1/2 cup of dried black beans
  • 3 tablespoons of salt
  • 1 bell pepper (ají)
  • 2 or 3 cloves of garlic
  • Half an onion
  • 3 tablespoons of tomato puree
  • 4 tablespoons of bacon
  • a spicy chorizo sausage or some bacon (optional)

The screen stays on while cooking mode is open.
🎬 Have a video of this recipe? Suggest a YouTube link

Did you film this recipe, or do you know a video that shows it? Axelle watches it before adding it to the page.

Nothing is published before approval.

✏️ A mistake, an idea for this recipe? Suggest a correction

Reviews (0)

Rate this recipe Be the first to rate it!

Your rating

On our Facebook page

0 reactions · 0 comments

Comment on Facebook ↗