Name: Jamaican Red Beans and Rice Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 1 tsp coconut oil; 1 garlic clove; ¼ cup onion; 1 scallion; 1 sprig Fresh Thyme; 15.5 oz can red kidney beans; 2 cups long grain rice; salt and fresh ground pepper; 2¼ cups water; 13.5 oz light coconut milk; 1 scotch bonnet hot pepper

How To Make Jamaican Red Beans and Rice

Taste the tropical joys with our Jamaican red beans and rice recipe that’s assembled with silky coconut milk, red kidney beans, rice, scallions, and more!

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 50 minutes

Total: 1 hour

Serves:

Ingredients

1tspcoconut oil,or canola oil
1garlicclove,crushed
¼cuponion,minced
1scallion,chopped
1sprigfresh thyme
15.5ozcan red kidney beans,(1 can) rinsed, drained
2cupslong grain rice,uncooked
salt and fresh ground pepper,to taste
2¼cupswater
13.5ozlight coconut milk,(1¾ cups)
1scotch bonnet hot pepper,whole, not chopped

Instructions

In a medium heavy saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat; add garlic, scallion, onion, and thyme.
Sauté for a few minutes, then add the 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 the heat to low and 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 lift the lid before that).
Serve hot.