Jamaican Style Red Beans And Rice

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3/4 cup dried red kidney beans
• 2 large garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 1/4 cups unsweetened coconut milk
• 2 1/2 cups long-grain rice
• 3 scallions, chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
• 1 tablespoon sea salt
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• water, as needed

Recipe

• 1 place beans, garlic, coconut milk and 2 cups water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer the beans until they are tender, about 2 hours.
• 2 add 2 1/2 cups water, rice, scallions, thyme, 1 tablespoon of salt, and some freshly-ground black pepper. bring mixture to a boil, stir, then reduce heat, cover, and cook without stirring about 20 minutes, until rice has absorbed all the liquid.
• 3 allow mixture to stand for 15 minutes, still covered. fluff rice and beans with a fork before serving and add additional salt and pepper, to taste, if desired.