Belizean Rice Beans Recipes

BELIZEAN TRADITIONAL BEANS AND RICE

Steps:

• Soften beans (soak first) with garlic.
• Boil until tender and whole, adding salt meat (previously boiled to soften) when almost tender.
• Add the milk, onion and seasonings.
• Wash rice, then add to the beans.
• Cook over gentle heat until liquid is absorbed.
• Stir gently with a fork, and add a little water from time to time until rice is cooked.
• Serve hot with a meat dish.
• (Some favorite meat dishes with rice and beans are: stuffed baked chicken, stew chicken, stew fish, fried fish or meat balls).

BELIZEAN RICE AND BEANS

Steps:

• Soak the beans overnight. Cook them in a pressure cooker (or stovetop if you have patience and time), with 5 cups of water. Make sure the beans are clean, because you will need to use the cooking water when you are done.
• In a large pot or dutch oven, saute the onion and garlic. Add the cooked beans and bean water, salt and pepper, and a pinch of thyme. Add the rice and coconut milk. Cover and cook over a low flame until rice is done. Make sure to stir it occasionally.

BELIZEAN RICE AND BEANS

Steps:

• Cover beans in water, and soak overnight.
• Put beans in pot; add onions, bell pepper, garlic, and enough water to boil until beans are tender and whole. Add coconut milk, and seasonings.
• Add rice to beans, and cook over gentle heat until liquid is absorbed. Stir gently with a fork, and add a little water as necessary, until rice is cooked.