Basmati rice with red beans

• 15 1/2 oz can of red beans
• 1/2 cup sofrito, red see recipe below
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 2 cup Basmati rice
• 4 cup water
• 1 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 tsp File Powder, which is ground sassafras leaves
• 2 tsp pimento pepper
• 2 medium spanish onion
• 4 large 3 to 4 Italian frying peppers or Cubanelle peppers,
• 20 clove garlic
• 1 bunch cilantro cup in a half chopped
• 4 culantro
• 2 large tomatoes plum
• 1 large bell peppers
• 10 medium sweet peppers

1. Boil the water add rice salt and ground cumin boil till water is almost absorbed forming craters cover remove from heat let sit 15 minutes undisturbed
2. Add beans and sofrito pimiento peppers sugar into a pan heat well add rice when its set its time add the File Powder.
3. Cook for 3 minutes cover let sit 5 minutes I hope you ebjoy
4. SOFRITO: 2 medium Spanish onions (about 12 ounces), cut into large chunks.
5. 3 to 4 Italian frying peppers or Cubanelle peppers, cored, seeded and cut into large chunks.
6. 16 to 20 cloves garlic, peeled.
7. 1 large bunch cilantro, washed.
8. 4 leaves culantro
9. 3 to 4 ripe plum tomatoes (about 1 pound), cored and cut into chunks.
10. 1 large red bell pepper, cored, seeded and cut into large chunks
11. 7-10 sweet peppers
12. Put all the sofrito ingredients into a blender blend into chunky puree

red beans, sofrito, ground cumin, basmati rice, water, salt, sugar, file powder, pepper, spanish onion, italian frying peppers, clove garlic, cilantro, culantro, tomatoes, bell peppers, sweet peppers

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/366171-basmati-rice-with-red-beans (may not work)