Costa Rica recipes

Recipes from Costa Rica: home cooking with cultural background, ingredient substitutes and step-by-step instructions.

Latin America & Caribbean
A Costa Rican casado plate of white rice, black beans, grilled chicken, fried plantains and cabbage salad
Latin America & Caribbean

Casado: Costa Rica's Everyday Lunch Plate of Rice, Beans, Chicken and Sweet Plantains

How to make casado, the plate served at Costa Rican sodas: rice, black beans, citrus-garlic chicken, sweet fried plantains and a tart cabbage salad. Includes timing, substitutions, storage and common mistakes.

Costa Rican gallo pinto, black bean flecks spread through white rice, served with a fried egg and fried plantain
Latin America & Caribbean

Gallo Pinto: Costa Rica's Black Bean and Rice Breakfast

Gallo pinto is a Costa Rican breakfast of rice and black beans stir-fried with aromatics, bean cooking liquid and Salsa Lizano. Learn the Central Valley method, how it differs from Nicaraguan, Guanacaste and Limón versions, substitutions, and how to rescue a soggy pan.

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