St Lucia Style Rice and Beans

St Lucia style Rice and Bean, a spicy rice side dish cooked in coconut milk with kidney beans. Perfect to serve as a side dish for a Caribbean feast.

St Lucia style Rice and Bean, a spicy rice side dish cooked in coconut milk with kidney beans. Perfect to serve as a side dish for a Caribbean feast.

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St Lucian Style Rice and Beans

A spicy rice side dish cooked in coconut milk with kidney beans. Perfect to serve as a side dish for a Caribbean feast.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine St Lucian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups basmati rice
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 bell pepper diced
  • 1 Scotch bonnet finely diced
  • 1 small red onion finely diced
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 1 tablespoon Creole spice
  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 300 ml water
  • 1 tin cooked kidney beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 5 g fresh parsley chopped

Instructions
 

  • Wash the rice until the water runs clear then cover with water and soak while preparing the rest of the ingredients.
  • Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Once hot add the diced bell pepper, scotch bonnet and red onion. Sauté until the onion is soft and translucent, around 4 minutes.
  • Add the sprigs of thyme and the creole spice. Cook out the spices for 30 seconds then add the coconut milk, 300ml water, kidney beans and salt. Bring to a boil.
  • When the broth is boiling, drain the soaking rice and add it to the pot. Cover the pot and continue to boil for 8 minutes.
  • Turn down the heat to the lowest setting on your cooker and continue to let the rice steam until all the liquid has been absorbed. Use a spoon to check the bottom of the pot.
  • Once all the liquid has been absorbed turn off the heat. Let the rice continue to steam covered for a further 10 minutes.
  • Mix in the chopped parsley then fluff up with a fork and serve with your favourite Caribbean meal.
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