Cuban Brown Rice Bowl with Sweet Plantains

This dish is a personal favorite because it brings back so many great memories of my childhood. What’s not to love about black beans and rice? Oven-baked platanos maduros — sweet plantains — add an authentic touch. Plantains are a member of the banana family. They’re a great source of potassium and fiber, and they contain more vitamins than their cousins. You’ll love the delicious sweetness of these golden brown beauties. Adapted from The 22-Day Revolution Cookbook by Marco Borges, ©2016. Reprinted by arrangement with Penguin/Random House.

Cuban Brown Rice Bowl with Sweet Plantains

What’s not to love about black beans and rice? Oven-Baked Platanos Maduros — sweet plantains — add an authentic touch.

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Course: Rice and Beans

Cuisine: Latin American

Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 55 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings: 4

Author: Veg Kitchen

Ingredients

• 2 very ripe plantains brownish or black and very tender to the touch
• 3 cups cooked short-grain brown rice
• Two 15-ounce cans black beans rinsed and drained, or 3 cups cooked Black Beans
• Cilantro for garnish
• 1 Hass avocado halved, pitted, peeled, and sliced (optional)
• Pico de Gallo optional

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400º F. and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Cut off the ends of the plantains and draw a sharp knife along the peel, lengthwise, making 2 or 3 slits from one end to the other.
• Carefully peel off the skin in sections Slice each plantain diagonally into ½-inch-thick oval slices. Or slice the plantains down the middle in half and then lengthwise to create 4 pieces.
• Place the plantains on the baking sheet and bake for about 30 minutes. When the plantains are soft and caramelized, remove from the oven.
• For the bowls: Assemble each bowl with 3⁄4 cup of brown rice, about 3⁄4 cup of black beans, and plantains.
• Then garnish with cilantro. If you’d like, top the bowls with sliced avocados and/or Pico de Gallo.

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Variation: You can also cook the plantains in a large skillet that’s lightly greased with coconut oil, over medium-high heat, for about 5 minutes on each side.

• Here are more classic rice dishes.

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