Gallo Pinto is a mix of rice, black beans, bell peppers, garlic, achiote, cilantro, and the secret sauce Lizano, which is like ketchup in Costa Rica. This dish is served with a whole leg of chicken cooked in tomato, achiote peppers, bell pepper, onion, and garlic salsa, which will keep you wanting more. It is one of those simple meals served by someone who cooks with love in a tiny roadside shack.
This dish is served with fried plantains and a simple side salad with lettuce, tomato, and carrots.
Ingredients: Chicken, rice, bell peppers, black beans, achiote peppers, onion, garlic, tomato, salsa Lizano, plantains, salt, pepper, carrots, lettuce, lemon juice, jasmine rice, and canola oil.