CARIBBEAN RICE AND BEANS

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How to make Caribbean Rice and Beans

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/4 cup canola oil (or canola)
2 garlic clove, minced
1/2 medium onion, diced
2 teaspoons creole spice
2 cups uncooked long grain rice
1 sprig fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
13.5 oz can (1 3/4 cups) coconut milk
15.5 oz can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
2 small bay leaves
salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
3 1/4 cups chicken broth or water
1 teaspoon chicken bouillon (optional)
1 whole scotch bonnet pepper.
1 teaspoons paprika(optional)

Steps:

  • Wash rice until water runs clear. Drain water.
  • Heat a saucepan with oil. Then add onions, garlic, thyme, and hot pepper, sauté for about a minute.
  • Stir in rice to the pan, followed by beans for about 2 minutes, then add coconut milk, bay leaf, bouillon powder, creole spice, with 3 cups of water, bring to a boil reduce heat, cover with a lid and simmer until rice is cooked, about 20 minutes or more. Stir occasionally from the sides to prevent burns , add more water if needed.
  • Adjust for salt and pepper. Discard bay leaves You have to stir occasionally to be preventing any burns.
  • Serve warm

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