Jamaican Beans And Rice Recipes

JAMAICAN RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• In a medium heavy saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; add garlic, scallion, onion and thyme.
• Sauté a few minutes, then add rice, beans and stir.
• Add the coconut milk, water, salt and fresh pepper and place the whole scotch bonnet pepper in the pot, stir to combine and bring to a boil.
• Remove and discard the hot pepper and continue to cook the rice until almost all the liquid is absorbed and just skims the top.
• Cover; reduce heat to low; simmer for 25 minutes.
• Remove from heat and keep covered for 10 additional minutes to allow the steam to finish cooking the rice (do not be tempted to lift the lid before that).
• Serve hot.

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 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 RED BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Add everything but the rice to a large heavy bottomed pot-kidney beans, onion, scallion, garlic, thyme, scotch bonnet or other pepper, allspice, jerk seasoning, salt, pepper, coconut milk and water.
• Bring to a low boil over high heat, then turn the heat down to low and cover the pot. Let simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add the rinsed and drained rice and stir into the beans. Turn the heat to medium and bring it back to a simmer. Turn the heat down to low and cover the pot. Let simmer on low for 15 minutes, then turn off the heat without lifting the lid!
• Let steam with the heat off for 10 minutes, then open the pot, remove the whole pepper and thyme stems and fluff the rice with a fork.
• Serve garnished with scallion greens and enjoy!

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.

JAMAICAN RICE AND PEAS

Steps:

• Rinse rice in a fine strainer.
• Heat oil in a large 5-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic, green onions, and thyme; cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. Add the rice, kidney beans, stock, coconut milk, Scotch bonnet pepper, salt, sugar, black pepper, red pepper flakes, allspice, and cayenne pepper.
• Bring to a boil, uncovered. Reduce heat to low and cover. Simmer until rice is tender and liquid has evaporated, about 20 minutes.