Colorful Mexican Rice

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Difficulty: 1
Spiciness: 0
Number of Servings: 4

A simple everyday dish that requires just one pot, a bit of various vegetables, rice, broth, and ground meat.

Peel the garlic and onion, then chop them separately. Remove the seeds from the bell pepper, wash it, and cut it into pieces. Rinse the canned beans under running water and drain them well.
Place a larger pot on the stove and heat the oil in it. Add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic, and sauté the ingredients while stirring continuously for 1 minute.
Add the ground meat. Cook it together with the vegetables until it breaks into pieces and turns slightly brown.
Stir in the cumin, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, and tomato paste. Sauté the ingredients while stirring continuously for another 1 minute.
Add the rice and pour in the broth. Set the heat to medium, then add the frozen corn and bay leaf to the pot. Cover the pot and reduce the heat so that the liquid simmers gently. Cook the rice covered for 15-20 minutes, adding the beans during the last 5 minutes. Add more liquid if needed during cooking.
Once the rice is cooked, remove the pot from the heat. Let the rice sit for 2 minutes, then adjust the seasoning if needed and serve on plates. Serve with a bowl of salad.