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Spanish Rice and Beans

Course: Main Course
Keyword: Vegan
Servings: 2

Equipment

  • dehydrator

Ingredients

  • 1 onion diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 1/2 cups basmati rice
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 2 tbsp dried parsley
  • 2 1/2 cups water
  • 2 1/2 tsp vegetable bouillon
  • dehydrated pinto beans 1/3 + 1/4 cups
  • dehydrated mixed vegetables (peppers, zucchini, etc.) 1/3 + 1/4 cups
  • 2 1/2 cups water to rehydrate

Instructions

Before the Trail

  • Cook the Spanish Rice: With no or minimal oil, sauté diced onion in a large nonstick or cast-iron pan for about 3 minutes.
  • Add garlic. Sauté for about 30 seconds.
  • Add uncooked rice. Fry mixture until rice turns slightly brown.
  • Add tomato sauce, parsley, water.
  • Transfer to a rice cooker if you have one and cook until done.
  • If you don’t have a rice cooker, bring to a boil, then cover and cook on low to medium heat for approximately 20 minutes.
  • Dehydrating: Spread Spanish rice on dehydrator trays. Dehydrate at 135°F until it is hard (~5+ hours) breaking up clumps a couple of times.
  • Spread canned or self-prepared refried beans on the fruit-roll sheets that came with your dehydrator or use parchment paper. Dehydrate at 135°F until crispy (~8+ hours), flipping after about 5 hours.
  • Cut fresh bell peppers into 1/2″ pieces. Cut fresh onions into 1″ square pieces. Slice mushrooms into 1/4″ slices. Chop broccoli into bite-size pieces. Cut fresh spicy peppers widthwise into thin circles. Slice zucchini into 1/4″ circles. Use frozen or alternate veggies if desired. Dehydrate veggies separately at 135°F until they are crispy (~8+ hours).
  • Assembly: Combine all ingredients in a bag. Vacuum seal bag if not eating soon.

On the Trail

  • Put all ingredients in pot with water and cover. Soak for 5 minutes. Bring to a boil and boil for 1 minute. Soak for 10 more minutes. Enjoy!

Notes

Source:
Spanish Rice and Beans
https://thruhikers.co/spanish-rice-and-beans/
Tips:
  • This recipe can also be cold soaked on the trail.
  • Do not vacuum seal bags completely to prevent pointy dehydrated veggies and rice from puncturing the bags. They will also fit better in your resupply boxes, backpack, and bear box if they are still somewhat flexible.
Notes:
Renee and Tim dehydrate in bulk, therefore the Spanish Rice recipe above makes more than enough for the 2 servings defined here.