Moros y cristianos con plantanos

Sorry for the dirty fingerprint plate.

I saw plantains at the mexican grocery and was inspired to make blackbeans and rice with fried plantains. The plantains were just salt and lime juice, nothing fancy. The rice and beans were done with a cuban inspiration, green bell pepper, white onion, thyme, bay leaf, garlic,and cumin.

Besides all the history of the name moros y cristianos, where the black beans are the Moors and the rice is the Christians, which I find totally amusing, is the traditional requirement for a lot of pork fat. It was surprisingly easy to shift this recipe into a vegetarian format. It was a success, J. even took some leftovers to work for lunch today.