BELIZEAN TRADITIONAL BEANS AND RICE

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This is the way they do Beans and Rice in Belize. The recipe is from a native Belizean. It is a wonderful addition to Caribbean chicken and fish.

Provided by vintageventures

Categories     Rice

Time 50m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup red kidney beans
1 cup thick coconut milk
1 garlic clove (optional)
salt & pepper
2 cups rice
1 onion, sliced
1 piece of salt meat (cut into small pieces)

Steps:

  • Soften beans (soak first) with garlic.
  • Boil until tender and whole, adding salt meat (previously boiled to soften) when almost tender.
  • Add the milk, onion and seasonings.
  • Wash rice, then add to the beans.
  • Cook over gentle heat until liquid is absorbed.
  • Stir gently with a fork, and add a little water from time to time until rice is cooked.
  • Serve hot with a meat dish.
  • (Some favorite meat dishes with rice and beans are: stuffed baked chicken, stew chicken, stew fish, fried fish or meat balls).

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