Dirty Rice

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons annatto powder 
• 6 servings pepper black freshly ground
• 1 tablespoon chili powder 
• 1 cup black beans cooked drained
• 1.3 cups corn kernels whole
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper red crushed
• 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves fresh chopped
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1  bell pepper green chopped
• 0.3 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin 
• 1  lime cut into wedges
• 1 tablespoon juice of lime fresh
• 2 tablespoons olive oil 
• 1 cup onion chopped
• 0.3 cup pinenuts toasted
• 1  onion red thinly sliced
• 3  roma tomatoes chopped (plum)
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 2.8 cups water 
• 1.3 cups rice white uncooked

Equipment

• frying pan
• sauce pan

Directions

1. In a heavy saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium heat.
2. Add the garlic and the chopped onions; saute for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
3. Mix in the bell pepper, chili powder, ground annatto, chili flakes, cumin, and cinnamon.
4. Saute for 2 minutes.
5. Pour the rice into the saucepan and stir to coat.
6. Add the water and 1 teaspoon salt, and bring the rice to a boil over high heat. Cover the pan and turn the heat to low. Simmer the rice for 25 minutes.
7. When the rice is cooked, mix in tomatoes, corn, black beans, and pine nuts. Stir in salt, pepper and lime juice. When the mixture is heated through, spoon it onto plates and top with the sliced red onion and cilantro.
8. Serve a wedge or two of lime with each plate to squeeze over the rice.