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Cuban congri is a delicious and healthy fusion of cultures with a remote origin, providing one of the most characteristic dishes of the island: oriental congri. It is ideal for getting back in shape.
Cuban Congrí, healthy and beneficial to recover your figure in 2021
Cuban Congrí, healthy and beneficial to recover your figure in 2021

This dish owes its name to a French and African fusion, and is one of the most nutritionally rich dishes, as it is made with beans of any type but usually black or 'colorados', rice, and the protein of your choice, with pork meat being the most commonly used, as it is rich in fiber, easy to digest, and high in vitamins and minerals.

For this preparation, it is essential to remove any excess fat to make it even healthier.

Pure benefits

It is important to highlight that this delicious and varied dish consists of cooking your preferred beans until soft, adding preferred seasonings, cooking until the beans reduce and the grains are almost the only things visible. The amount of rice can be as desired, usually in greater quantity than the beans. If desired, you can add the rice to the beans while they still have water to absorb more flavor.

Regarding the protein, you can boil it with seasonings and then add the beans or simply fry or grill it separately, and then add it to the bean and rice mixture. Once this is done, mix everything until well integrated, resulting in a dish with many elements that individually provide nutrients and vitamins that strengthen the body.

It has a caloric content of 370 kcal per 100g, making it a complete and healthy dish that can accompany you at lunch without affecting your dietary regimen.