What are some staples? I'm new to this

  • roux [he/him, comrade/them]
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    2 days ago

    Something I make sometimes that is stupid easy is my ghetto ass beans and rice. I have a fancy rice cooker that I add 3 cups of rice to with equal parts water. Then I add 2 cans of drained black, pinto, and/or kidney beans. Then dump in a jar of salsa. Let it cook the rice and stir when done.

    It's really just a dump and push start recipe and it's not glamorous but super easy and quick. Makes like 6-8 servings. Don't let it overcook because it can get dried out.

    • Hexamerous [he/him]
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      2 days ago

      How many "cups" are the cans the jar of salsa, respectively? Do you have any salt?

      • roux [he/him, comrade/them]
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        2 days ago

        The cans of beans are the standard US 15 oz ones(thanks shrinkflation) and the salsa is a 16 oz jar but you can double it if you want more tomato, or add some sauce/paste.

        I don't add salt since the beans and salsa are already gonna have sodium but you can always taste and adjust. The recipe isn't that definitive but mostly just a guide. I will add cumin and chili powder sometimes too.

            • Hexamerous [he/him]
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              21 hours ago

              It was pretty good! blob-no-thoughts

              Seeing how cheap and easy it was, literally just dump everything into the rise cooker hit play, I can't complain. I did use Swedish pre-made "salsa" tho so the spice-levels was cracker but that's my own fault.

              Next time I'm adding some fresh garlic, chili oil, more salt, even more MSG and getting some better salsa.

              • roux [he/him, comrade/them]
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                19 hours ago

                Aye, glad you liked it. It's one of my super lazy meals but absolutely doctor it up however you want. The whole thing with the salsa was that a lot of recipes use a tomato base and add onion, garlic, etc. I was like, "that's basically a jar of salsa rofl" so went with it.

                I'm a spicy food nerd but I've found that only a little kick is just fine with this recipe. And depending on the salsa, the acid can be a bit much too. But I bet the MSG might be able to cut the acidity a bit? Idk.