Category
Beans
Servings
4 - 6
Prep Time
60 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Calories
166
When I visited Jamaica, I was treated to beans and rice cooked in coconut milk. Here is a tasty variation of beans cooked with chilies that is wonderful served over millet or rice with a slice of baked sweet butternut squash on the side to balance the spiciness and complete the meal.
Author:Leslie Cerrier (The Organic Gourmet)
Ingredients
1 cup dried kidney beans, sorted, soaked overnight, rinsed and drained
3 cups water
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3-inch-piece kelp
Optional: 1 tablespoon dried nettles
14-ounce can of coconut milk
1 cup coarsely chopped onions
1 cup coarsely chopped scallions
2 garlic cloves, finely minced or pressed
1 teaspoon chili pepper flakes
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon coriander
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon sea salt or to taste
Directions
Put beans in a 4-quart stockpot with water, kelp, and nettles, if using. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to medium low. Simmer covered for 1 hour or until beans are soft.
Add coconut milk, onions, scallions, garlic, chili pepper flakes, thyme, coriander, and cloves. Stir and simmer for 20-30 minutes, or until onions are soft.
Add the sea salt.
Adjust seasonings, if desired.
Ladle over rice or millet and serve.
Recipe Note
Excerpted and adapted from Going Wild in the Kitchen (2005) Copyright © Leslie Cerier, all rights reserved.
Chef Leslie Cerier, “The Organic Gourmet” is a nationally known cookbook author of Sea Vegetable Celebration and many other cookbooks, a popular TV Chef, Motivational Speaker, and trains chefs worldwide.
Internationally recognized premier farm to table chef and cooking teacher specializing in vegetarian, vegan and gluten free meals; and host of Gourmet Getaway Retreats—incorporating a nourishing home environment with the art of self care, gourmet vegetarian, organic farm to table meals, and “loving kindness” hands on cooking classes.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 265
- per serving
- Calories
- 166
- Carbs
- 6.9 grams
- 3%
- Fat
- 15.5 grams
- 32%
- Fiber
- 1 grams
- 4%
- Protein
- 2.7 grams
- 5%
- Sugar
- 1.2 grams