Name: Rice and Peas
Cuisine: caribbean
Ingredients: 1/2 pound dry red kidney beans; 1 whole coconut; 4 cups water; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 1 clove garlic; 1/2 onion; 1 scallion, crushed; 1 sprig thyme; 1/2 stick butter; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 cups rice

Directions

Wash beans and soak overnight in water.
Remove coconut from husk and finely grate. Add water and squeeze through a strainer. Set aside the coconut and coconut milk.
In a stock pot, add oil and heat. Add beans, garlic and onion. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook. When beans are cooked, add the coconut milk, scallion, thyme, salt, pepper and bring to a boil.
Add the rice and stir with a fork so beans are evenly distributed throughout rice. Add butter. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

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Rice and Peas

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