A countrywide household staple, this recipe incorporates fresh ginger and spices, which to me, gives it a beautiful complexity reminiscent of dishes from India. Enjoy making it! Tico vs. Nico. If you travel through Central America, you'll soon learn that both Costa Rica and Nicaragua proudly claim to be the birthplace of gallo pinto. While it's Take day-old Costa Rican rice (white rice) and day-old black beans or red beans. Combine them with freshly chopped vegetables such as yellow onion, red peppers, and cilantro. Stir fry with Salsa Lizano sauce (which you’ve gotta taste to believe!) and you’ve got the perfect breakfast. Combine the Sauce ingredients in a small bowl and mix. Heat the oil in a pan over high heat. Add garlic and cook for 10 seconds until fragrant. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook until the onion becomes translucent - about 2 minutes. If you are using uncooked protein, add it and sauté until just cooked through. Garlic Ginger That’s it! The ginger is optional, I like to add it since a bit of ginger goes great with chicken. Additional ingredients Lemongrass and Kaffir Lime Leaves (or makrut lime leaves) are ingredients that add fragrance to the dish. Add the chicken and cook half-done. Take the chicken from the sauce. Then add basil to the sauce and cook until the sauce is absorbed. Set aside. 3. Grill the chicken on a barbeque grill or in an oven over moderate heat until done. When it’s done serve with the rest of sauce. 4. There are two types of empanadas in Costa Rica- sweet and savory. Savory empanadas are as popular as a street food as they are made in homes. Meat, cheese, beans, potato, or fish are stuffed into a corn masa dough and fried until hot and crispy. Sweet empanadas are served for breakfast or with afternoon coffee. Cook bacon: Add bacon in a pan over medium heat. Cook bacon until browned and cooked through but not crispy, 5–8 minutes. 3. Serve: Divide cooked rice equally between four bowls. Top each bowl with a fried egg, then pile cooked bacon around the egg. Spoon cheese sauce over the bacon. Serve while hot, with extra cheese sauce on the side. Instructions. Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the rice, salt, and water to the saucepan. Stir to combine. Increase the heat to high and bring the water to a. boil. Cover, reduce the heat to low, and let simmer for 15 minutes. aNRl6.