CARIBBEAN RICE N' BEANS

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Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
20 min 1 h 30 min 12
CARIBBEAN RICE N' BEANS
Health Highlights
After eating numerous variations of rice and beans during my 3-month stay in Costa Rica

Ingredients


454 gm Black beans, raw (soaked overnight)
2 medium pepper(s) Red bell pepper
2 medium Yellow onion
7 clove(s) Garlic
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Cumin
1 tsp Coconut cream
3 cup Jasmine rice, dry
7 clove(s) Garlic
1 cup Frozen yellow corn kernels
7 large stalk(s) Celery (full bunch, use all the leaves)
369 gm Coconut milk, canned (liquid expressed from grated meat and water) (full can)
3 cup Water

Instructions


STEPS BEANS:

1. Soak beans overnight and rinse thoroughly.

2. Dice red bell pepper, onion, and garlic cloves into small pieces.

3. Sauté garlic, onion, and bell pepper in pan with 1 tsp. coconut cream until slightly tender.

4. Add beans and spices to pot and cover with plenty of water.

5. Boil beans on medium heat for 1–1.5 hours or until soft but not mushy

STEPS RICE:

1. Dice onion, bell pepper, garlic, and celery into small pieces. Include celery leaves for best fl avor.

2. Sauté diced veggies with 1 tbsp. of coconut cream in a saucepan on medium heat until tender.

3. Add dry rice to pan with corn, salt, and water.

4. Cover pan with tight fi tting lid and continue to cook on low/medium heat for 15 minutes.

5. Remove pan from heat and leave covered for another 15 minutes.

6. Fluff rice with a fork and serve.


Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 377
Calories from fat 67
Calories from saturated fat 55
Total Fat 7.5 g
Saturated Fat 6.1 g
Trans Fat 0
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.5 g
Cholesterol 0
Sodium 435 mg
Potassium 1071 mg
Total Carbohydrate 69 g
Dietary Fiber 8.5 g
Sugars 3.4 g
Protein 13.2 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Grain 0.5
Meat Alternative 0.9
Vegetables 2.8

Energy sources


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