Caribbean-style Beans and Rice

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Not what I thought it would be. I followed the recipe to the tee, but the rice and beans did not
Cook correctly . I was a huge fan of Michael Chiarello but I have friends who came to his restaurant in Napa. They were disappointed . So was I with this recipe. I don't know what else to say. Very sad. : (. :(.
Sincerely V. Letizia.

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Great recipe! I used a half of a Jamaican spicy pepper, I believe it was a habanero and it came out quite spicy! I may use a little less next time but the taste went extremely well with the other ingredients. This is super delicious, I have made many rice dishes and this definitely comes out as one of the best. I used brown rice instead of white and for this reason I'm assuming it came out a little more moist / soggy than usual. I also agree with the other review about adding the canned beans later on. I always use canned beans because to me they taste almost nearly the same and it's much quicker. You should definitely give this recipe a try!

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Loved it! Very authentic. Instead of bacon, we used meaty smoked ham shanks; took the meat off the bone and added back to the pot. Yummy.

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Needs a bit more punch, and salt. I think all seasonings could be doubled. Maybe add a little sugar.

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This was what I was hoping for and more. I did a little substitution though. I used brown rice instead of white, used the serranos instead of scotch bonnets, and (dare i say it used canned beans. The canned beans shaved a significant amount of cooking time and they were just fine. However, I would maybe add them towards the end of the cooking time for the rice next time as they became quite mushy.

I was impressed with the level of heat with 2 serranos...or should I say lack of heat. I expected it to be quite spicy. But even my fiance, who is kind of a wimp when it comes to heat, thought it was not spicy. He also gave me a thumbs up on the level of coconut flavor. He's not a fan, but the coconut flavor melded so well with the other flavors that he was ok with it.

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This rice and beans dish was exceptional. It was absolutely not bland like a couple of other reviewers stated. It makes a lot, and it is easy to make. I can't wait to make this for guests or for a summer bbq.

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This was fun to make but the end result was not good. It wasn't very spicy and the other all flavor was very bland and disappointing.

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this was a nice change from what we usually have as a side. i had to give 4 stars b/c i really didn't make it spicy like the recipe called for (just used 1/2 of 1 jalapeno. my husband really liked it and i thought it was good. even my 1 year old ate a bunch. i might try to punch up the other flavors since i don't like really spicy foods, but i would definitely try making this again.

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This ended up being a very bland dish w/ a bit too much coconut flavoring. My guests hardly touched it! I omitted the scotch bonnet as it is WAY too hot, but did add 2 large jalepenos instead. It still ended up being a disappoinment.

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My family loved this dish which is amazing because my son doesn't like rice.