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| Black Beans and Rice with Cilantro Pesto Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay Show: Boy Meets Grill Episode: Caja China Cooking Overall User Rating:  |
Basic is a best idea!
12/10/2007 at 03:09pm
User: Gregory from Costa Mesa, CA User Rating:
The best tip in this recipe is using the water from the beans to cook the rice. May I suggest that you add 1 or 2 poblano chiles as you cook the beans. This will add a little heat and a touch of needed personality to the black beans as well as the rice. In respect to adding the cilantro pesto to the rice and beans and tossing it, I would personally shy from doing this as Bobby had correctly stated on the show that the rice and beans will soak it up. It gets a little ugly if it sits for awhile, especially with next day left overs. I use a generous topping of the pesto as a last minute finish to the rice and beans. Overall, this is a great plate recipe that's not very difficult to prepare and won't break the bank!
they loved it
08/28/2006 at 04:44am
User: bev from san diego, CA User Rating:
it worked out beautifully. i followed the receipe???? kinda and all were impressed. i love bobby flay.
Yuck!
05/30/2007 at 12:12pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
I made this recipe over Memorial Day weekend for my family and nobody liked it, myself included. It looked really good when Bobby was cooking it on TV, but tasted awful when prepared at home. Plus, it took forever to make.
Really yummy if you like cilantro
04/03/2008 at 01:27pm
User: Mandi from Santa Clara, CA User Rating:
Unfortunately my husband threw out my beans that I was soaking so I had to use canned beans. I still used the liquid from the can (mixed with water) to cook the rice in and it still came out delicious! My mother-in-law loved it so much she called and asked me for the recipe! Strong cilantro flavor, so if you don't like cilantro decrase the pesto.
Very good
04/01/2006 at 09:31am
User: Amy from Lansing, MI User Rating:
I tried this dish at Bolo and it was a fabulous side dish. Following the recipe at home...it was tasty but turned pretty gray and wasn't very appetizing looking.
Fabulous and easy, but you must add more flavor
02/23/2005 at 12:24pm
User: TERESA from Bethesda, MD User Rating:
I made this recipe and it was a great side dish with my own recipe for Caribbean spiced pork tenderloin (with brown sugar and cinnamon). However, you MUST make twice as much of the cilantro pesto as the recipe calls for. I had to make extra at the last minute for a dinner party because you could barely taste it. Also, use more garlic than he calls for (I added two more cloves), and you don't really need as much oil as he calls for. I added lemon juice too because it was tasting too oily. Instead of 3/4 c. of oil, I used 1/2c. and made up the rest with lemon juice. I also added one half de-seeded jalapeno pepper into the pesto because the dish didn't have any kick to it.