How to Cook Costa Rican Gallo Pinto | Costa Rica's Typical and Most Popular Breakfast

[@EmmainCostaRica]

Hey guys! If you give this recipe a try let us know how it went, or if you have tried it and have your own recipes and tips, please do share!! Have a great weekend!

[@johnperry3898]

We were just in Costa Rica and fell in love with this recipe. I make it at home now we love it so much.

[@EmmainCostaRica]

Great to hear! I'm glad you found my recipe :)

[@johnperry3898]

I have followed this recipe since being in Costa Rica. It is delicious. The vinegar is a nice added touch. Note I’m off to cook my black beans cause I’m out

[@EmmainCostaRica]

🥰 I am so happy to hear this. Thank you for enjoying so much! I'm thinking of creating a new and improved video soon as I feel that my pinto skills have gotten better after all this time haha, stay tuned!!

[@AlbertoCh17]

Emma ese gallo pinto se ve buenisimo ❤❤❤😊😊

[@EmmainCostaRica]

gracias!!

[@gregmoore66]

Your Costa Rica videos are the best!!

[@EmmainCostaRica]

🥺Thank you so much!!!

[@gerardomata5451]

Se ve delicioso te felicito

[@EmmainCostaRica]

Muchas gracias por disfrutar de mi video!!

[@ianmcc2420]

I feel like I am back; my favorite breakfast dish

[@EmmainCostaRica]

Glad you enjoyed :)

[@ruma0997]

Omg that looks so good

[@EmmainCostaRica]

Thank you!!!

[@avillac]

That Gallo Pinto looks delicious, I would recommend that you add the garlic and the sweet chili to fry at the beginning with the onion, they give the oil a very good flavor at the beginning, the coriander would also add it at the end just as you did, you're a good cooker...

[@EmmainCostaRica]

Thank you very much!!

[@johnwrou]

I found some Salsa Lizano at the Boqueria Market in Barcelona. What was that dip you had there at the end? A sort of aioli or mayonese? Thanks for sharing. :)

[@EmmainCostaRica]

Awesome! The dip is actually Natilla, or Costa Rica's version of sour cream! Thanks for watching :)

[@lynxw7691]

Great tutorial! I just arrived to live in Costa Rica and you teach me how to cook local rice, thanks a lot! One question though, you didn't show how to cook cheese in the video, where do you use the cheese? Thanks!

[@Marco-wp9dh]

The white fresh cheese (Turrialba type if you go to the supermarket) is a side for this breakfast. Just cut some slices and that´s it. This type of cheese needs no cooking at all. There is also a delicious (not so healthy) cheese that is specifically for frying. You basically give it a couple of minutes each side in a hot pan with a little oil until golden brown and it´s incredible. Enjoy!!

[@EmmainCostaRica]

You nailed it with this answer, Thank you for your help!!! PS the fried cheese is so good 😮‍💨

[@sparksguitar]

Love it!

[@EmmainCostaRica]

Thanks! Hope you enjoy!

[@jcal7647]

El desayuno mas rico de todo el mundo

[@EmmainCostaRica]

Siii 😋

[@martinfuentessandoval6102]

Excelente te felicito 👍

[@EmmainCostaRica]

muchas gracias!

[@AlbertoCh17]

Emmma ya eres una tica mas 😊😊😊

[@marcofregni7400]

Eres buena cocinera y se ve muy rico, por cierto tu español es bastante bueno, donde lo aprendiste

[@EmmainCostaRica]

Muchas gracias! Aprendí todo aqui en CR 🙂

[@fitzrica345]

I love gallo pinto!

[@EmmainCostaRica]

Soooo yummy right?!

[@divasilva127]

Hi Emma! What did you dip your plantains in?

[@EmmainCostaRica]

Natilla! (it's a version of sour cream!!)

[@jimmayors2315]

Hi Emma, thanks for the recipe. You said you were going to fry the cheese, but it looked like you fried the plantain. Was that the plantain on the plate you took a bit of? Did you fry the cheese?

[@EmmainCostaRica]

Hey there! Thanks for watching! I just noticed your comment and went back through to check, I think something must have happened during the filming, and the cheese frying did not get captured, but yes, as you can maybe see at 7:16 the fried cheese did make to the plate! It is very simple to do, you just slice a half inch square, and place it in a hot pan with a touch of oil, and cook until it is golden brown on each side!

[@gregorykarimian3813]

Great! Would what you say are two most popular dishes in Costa Rica? Making a list for every country lol

[@EmmainCostaRica]

Hmm tough call - Gallo Pinto is definitely a staple, and ceviche!

[@staciarnold4170]

What was in the white bowl when you dipped your plantain?

[@EmmainCostaRica]

Haha, I definitely missed talking about this - it was Natilla, or Costa Rican style sour cream!

[@staciarnold4170]

@@EmmainCostaRica aaah yes! Love Natilla! We moved to Guanacaste in July and I have been loving your videos! Thank you for teaching me how to cook like a Tica! I have made your Gallo Pinto and Arroz Con Pollo. 😊 AND visited your beautiful Manuel Antonio a few weeks ago! 🐒

[@SergeantofArmsCSN]

what did you dip the plantain into? What did you do with the cheese?

[@EmmainCostaRica]

Gosh, it's moments like these that make me realize how the quality of videos do change of time 😅 I am sorry for not explaining well in the video! I dipped the plantain into "natilla" or our version of sour cream! And then for the cheese, I did a quick fry, sear it on each side and on to the plate! It's very delicious like this!

[@sandydegener6436]

One of the things people must remember when using Salsa Lizano is that it's not like ketchup/catsup and should be used SPARING or everything tastes like Salsa Lizano.

[@EmmainCostaRica]

It's very true! It's only used a condiment to be used as if it were a type of seasoning, not to drown out all the other flavours! Except with green mangos, then it is drowning time (haha)

[@sandydegener6436]

@@EmmainCostaRica , I've never had it with green mangoes, is it good?

[@EmmainCostaRica]

Personally I love it! Its sour, salty, and crunchy (like a sour apple almost)

[@decaalv]

I skip it altogether.

[@sandydegener6436]

@@decaalv it DOES have a very strong flavor.

[@lonestardiyboyz6610]

What type of rice are you using?

[@EmmainCostaRica]

I believe it is a long grain (white), the brand is Indiana

[@camrayanng438]

Could you upload a black bean cooking tutorial?

[@EmmainCostaRica]

Yes, actually, I will do it! In the next few days I have to make some, so I will film it then!

[@toml.1234]

I can't find Lizano sauce in colorado, I just made my own using a recipe I found on line

[@EmmainCostaRica]

Really! You can also get it on Amazon if need be, but also sounds fun to make your own!!

[@Melody-en6xn]

What type of cheese is that?

[@EmmainCostaRica]

This is Queso Fresco!

[@Melody-en6xn]

@@EmmainCostaRica gracias!

[@mairadetterbeck443]

but how do you prepare the beans??

[@EmmainCostaRica]

I prepare the beans like a typical dry bean, I soak the black beans in water for a few hours, rinse them, and then cook them with fresh water, bring to a boil, lower, cover and simmer for a few hours until they ate fully cooked! You can add cilantro or a clove of garlic if you want to add flavour, but never add salt until they are totally cooked, or else they will be hard!

[@mairadetterbeck443]

@@EmmainCostaRica ahh thank you so much!! i’ve also heard a lot of people who don’t rinse them and told me to definitely keep that water when boiling - have you ever tried that?

[@rodvarmo]

Don't add vinegar, Lizano is already a little sour

[@eldagutierrez6087]

Estoy de acuerdo contigo.

[@MrMikeCR]

I hear the Costa Rican accent building up

[@EmmainCostaRica]

hehe, and to think I filmed this a couple years ago! how strong could it be now?!

[@bodhimarshall8668]

Queos no frito? Sea tan mi amor. Saflower oil, y sal con flouride...Hmm

[@EmmainCostaRica]

a mi me gustan los dos, pero depende en el momento!

[@tuddy5390]

Baro cola

[@EmmainCostaRica]

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[@FanuelJacobo]

🤐

[@Sandstorm9562]

I wish I had a pretty girl that cooks gallo pinto in my life.😓

[@EmmainCostaRica]

My husband is lucky man, I suppose! Thank you very much for watching!

[@moralesgranados.4194]

Wow American girl cooking Gallo Pinto are you have a boyfriend

[@davidwelch5186]

2-1. Pinto/ Negro. Real Nica

[@donguadalucio1405]

Just to clarify! Gallo pinto is from Nicaragua, like most of the plates that are eaten in Costa Pobre.

[@granospaz4156]

Son arroz y frijoles por favor. En muchos paises de america latina existe algo similar con nombres diferentes.

[@donguadalucio1405]

@@granospaz4156 Exacto!..Pero el gallo pinto es de Nicaragüa..

[@rampm999ramon]

Just to clarify… thank you. Thank you for your comment. you have single-handedly saved THE human race with your knowledge of the origins of the naming convention for the most unique of all human dishes… rice and beans…It is 100% from Nicaragua. No other humans ever!!! I mean ever !!!! Have eaten rice and beans… until after the Nicaraguans, like you and your ancient lineage, named it: “gallo pinto”. Thank you for that… Everyone, of coasts rich or poor, should know how much they owe YOU... JUST TO clarify!

[@akk9196]

Arroz y frijoles hay en toda Centroamérica. La combinación predata las repúblicas. Nicaragua y Costa Rica la llaman gallo pinto; la diferencia está en los frijoles. En Nicaragua prefieren los rojos, en CR los frijoles negros. En zonas fronterizas veran los dos, o cuando no hay frijoles rojos/negros. Saludos, caregavers.

[@akk9196]

Don't listen to nica/tico nationalists. Like ALL our customs and food, they're Spanish/Indigenous/African. Only americanized yokels fight over the color of your pinto's beans....

[@alexanderdodsondodson720]

Omg... no you can't just use "any type of bean you'd prefer". Are you actually serious??? And White women from North America teach us how to make Gallo pinto. Wow, what a comical riot😂😂😂