Casado – Costa Rican dinner plate

Ingredients

• 600 g boneless chicken thighs
• 250 g rice
• 400 g cooked black beans
• 1 finely chopped onion
• 2 finely chopped garlic cloves
• 2 ripe plantains
• 250 g finely shredded cabbage
• 1 grated carrot
• 2 limes
• 4 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 dl water
• salt and pepper

Method

1. 1Cook rice according to the packet. Mix cabbage and carrot with the juice of one lime and a little salt.
2. 2Season chicken with cumin, salt, pepper and the juice of the other lime. Fry in 2 tbsp oil for 6–8 minutes per side until cooked through.
3. 3Sauté onion and garlic in 1 tbsp oil. Add beans and 1 dl water and cook for 5 minutes; season with salt.
4. 4Peel plantains, slice diagonally and fry until golden in the remaining oil.
5. 5Arrange rice, beans, chicken, plantain and cabbage salad on four plates.