1 cup cooked beans, preferably black
2- 2½ cups cooked rice
½ onion, chopped
1-4 cloves garlic, chopped
½ sweet pepper, minced (optional)
¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1 pinch sugar
Salsa Lizano, to taste
Saute the onion, garlic, and pepper in a little bit of oil in a pan. Add the rice and beans, and mix well until heated through. Add a splash of Salsa Lizano, and mix some more. Add more Salsa Lizano if necessary. When seasoned to taste and heated through, remove from the heat, sprinkle a pinch of sugar and the cilantro over the gallo pinto. Stir the sugar and cilantro through and serve.
