Jamaican Beans And Rice Food

JAMAICAN STYLE RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

JAMAICAN BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a deep skillet or medium sized saucepan with a good lid to medium high.
• Salt and pepper the chicken thighs and place them in the pan, skin side down.
• Brown both sides of the chicken thighs and then remove from the pan and keep warm.
• Adjust the fat in the pan by removing some or adding some and add onions to the fat in the pan.
• Sprinkle with salt, pepper, thyme and curry powder and saute until they start to soften.
• Add rice and stir to coat the rice with the oil and seasonings.
• Add the liquid to the pan and raise heat to high.
• Scrape the bottom of the pan to get up the crusty bits and incorporate everything together.
• When the pot boils nestle the browned chicken into the rice and put the lid on the pan.
• Turn heat down to low and let simmer for 45 minutes or until rice is tender and chicken is cooked through.
• Remove chicken from the rice and remove skin and bones.
• Shred meat and return to the rice.
• Add beans and any vegetables, stir to combine and let sit over low heat to warm the beans and vegetables.
• Serve with pineapple or mango chutney and a big green salad!

JAMAICAN RICE AND BEANS

Steps:

• Boil the beans, garlic and salt until the beans are tender. Save three cups of the liquid.
• Place the beans and the three cups liquid to the pot along with the reaming ingredients.
• When it comes to a boil, add in the rice. Let it boil for 20 minutes and simmer when all the water has dissolved.
• Stir it with wooden spoon.

JAMAICAN RICE AND PEAS

Steps:

• Place beans and garlic in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a simmer and cook until the beans are tender, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. When the beans are tender, stir in the coconut milk, green onions, Scotch bonnet, and thyme, and increase the heat to a boil. Stir in the rice, add some salt and pepper, cover the pot, and cook until the rice is tender and has absorbed most of the liquid. Transfer to a large serving bowl, taste for seasoning, adding more salt and pepper if needed, and garnish with sliced green onions.

RICE AND PEAS (BEANS)

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat.
• Add the onion and ginger and cook over med. heat, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the rice and cook, stirring, until coated with the oil.
• Stir in the kidney beans and Scotch bonnet, then stir in the coconut milk and water.
• Season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
• Cover and cook over low heat until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed, 18 minutes.
• Remove the rice from the heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes.
• Fluff with a fork.
• Stir in the scallions and season with salt and pepper.
• Discard the Scotch bonnet and serve.

JAMAICAN STYLE RICE AND PEAS

Steps:

• Drain the liquid from the can of beans into a measuring cup and add the can of coconut milk and enough water to make 500ml of liquid
• Add liquid, beans, garlic, chopped onion and thyme to large pot and bring to the boil
• Add rice and boil on High for 2 minutes, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes until liquid has been absorbed. Fluff with a fork and serve

JAMAICAN RICE AND PEAS

Steps:

• Rinse and sort beans and place in a stockpot.
• Cover with several inches of water and soak overnight,-or- bring to a boil, boil gently for 3 minutes, then remove from heat, cover, and allow to sit undisturbed for 1 hour.
• Drain and rinse beans.
• Bring to a boil with chicken stock, water, and coconut cream.
• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 1 1/2-2 hours or until beans are tender and creamy.
• Add the thyme, allspice, scallion, onion, garlic, scotch bonnet, brown sugar, uncooked rice, salt and pepper.
• Check the level of liquid over the rice and make sure there is at least one inch of liquid (if not, you may add water or broth to cover).
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes or until rice is tender.
• Serve hot as a side dish, with Jamaican hot sauce as a condiment, if desired.
• For Vegetarian use water not the chicken broth or stock.