Rice with green beans and carrots

Rice with green beans and carrots

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A traditional dish from Valencian cuisine, rich in flavor and vegetables.

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This rice dish with green beans and carrots is a delicious and traditional Valencian dish. It is easy to prepare and is perfect for a family dinner.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Total1 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostPricey
  • Cooking methodpan, pot
  • Estimated cost$31.24 $7.81 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.67
  • $0.29
  • $2.46
  • $0.04
  • $3.02
  • $3.02
  • $8.97
  • $4.41
  • $8.22
  • $0.14

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place the beans in a bowl and let them soak overnight.
  2. Rinse the beans the following day. ≈ 2 min
  3. Peel the onions and chop them into small dice. ≈ 8 min
  4. Pour a large pot, pour 1 litre of water, and heat it up.
  5. Add the beans, onion, pig’s feet, veal, and bacon, then bring to a boil.
  6. Let it simmer for about half an hour.
  7. In the meantime, peel the carrots and chop them into small pieces. ≈ 8 min
  8. Add the turnips and blood sausage to the soup. ≈ 3 min
  9. Let it simmer for another half hour.
  10. Remove the pork shank, the veal, the breast, and the blood sausages from the soup. ≈ 3 min
  11. Remove the meat from the pig’s foot. ≈ 3 min
  12. Keep all the meats warm. ≈ 3 min
  13. Add the rice to the soup. ≈ 3 min
  14. Season the soup with saffron. ≈ 2 min
  15. Season with salt and pepper. ≈ 2 min
  16. Cook the rice in a pan for 15 minutes.
  17. Now, you need to cut the meat into small pieces, about the size of a bite. ≈ 8 min
  18. When the rice is almost cooked, add the meat and let it simmer until it is thoroughly heated through.

The bill

Rice with green beans and carrots

  • 200 g of dried navy beans$0.67
  • 2 onions$0.29
  • 200 g of smoked bacon$2.46
  • salt$0.04
  • 2 Valenciennes-style blood sausages, black$3.02
  • 2 white Valenciennes sausages$3.02
  • 4 small turnips$8.97
  • 250 g of round rice$4.41
  • Saffron pouch$8.22
  • Freshly ground pepper$0.14

Total$31.24

that's $7.81 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g of dried navy beans
  • 2 onions
  • One pound of pork
  • 250 g of veal
  • 200 g of smoked bacon
  • salt
  • 2 Valenciennes-style blood sausages, black
  • 2 white Valenciennes sausages
  • 4 small turnips
  • 250 g of round rice
  • Saffron pouch
  • Freshly ground pepper

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