Successful New Year's Meal; Brunswick Stew!

AnudduhMom
Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:41:36 +0000

Remarkably similar to Costa Rica’s national breakfast dish of Gallo Pinto.

dragonmom in 9 – have to disagree with you here. Gallo Pinto is only similar in that it involves beans and rice. I never cook GP with bacon – it is one of those delicious vegetarian dishes that everyone in my family will hoover.

Gallo Pinto consists only of a little onion cooked in vegetable oil, black beans, cooked rice, fresh cilantro and plenty of it, salt/pepper, and That-Secret-Ingredient-Costa-Ricans-Put-In-Every-Savory-Dish.

Ticos sometimes eat Gallo Pinto 3 times a day: breakfast with a fried egg thrown on top, lunch with a chicken leg and refried beans on the side, and dinner with sour cream, more fresh cilantro, corn, and refried beans with chips.

Thanks for the tips about Brunswick Stew, all! I had never heard of it, and now we will be having it for dinner!