Truly Dirty Rice

• 1/2 cup cuban sofrito, recipe attached
• 1 1/2 cup black rice
• 3 cup beef broth
• 1 tbsp annato seed oil, recipe attached
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 6 oz diced ham, precooked
• 1 cup black beans, I will also attach my recipe for them but you can use rinsed and drained canned beans
• 2/3 cup minced yellow onion
• 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
• 3 minced cloves of garlic
• 1 tbsp smoked spanish paprika
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp ground cumin
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 3/4 tsp sriracha
• 1 sour cream to garnish

1. Wash and rinse rice in cold water until the black color just about stops showing in rinsing.
2. Drain well.
3. In a sauce pan bring broth to a boil.
4. Add rice.
5. Reduce heat to low, cover.
6. Cook up to 60 minutes until rice is tender.
7. In the meantime you can prepare sofrito and make annato seed oil.
8. In deep skillet , on medium heat, add oil and brown beef until no longer pink.
9. Add in ham, cooked beans, sofrito, onion, garlic, red pepper, sriracha and spices.
10. Cook for 5 minutes.
11. Stir in cooked rice, reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes to let flavors blend.
12. Serve up nice and hot.
13. Add a dollop of sour cream on top if you wish.
14. Even some shredded cheddar would be good.
15. Note: the recipe for the beans and sofrito can easily be frozen with leftovers not used in this recipe.
16. It's great to have them on hand.
17. If you have a day to cook, prepare them and just defrost making this recipe easier to create:-)

cuban sofrito, black rice, beef broth, oil, lean ground beef, ham, black beans, yellow onion, red bell pepper, cloves of garlic, paprika, garlic, salt, ground cumin, red pepper, cilantro, sriracha, sour cream

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/359000-truly-dirty-rice (may not work)