Recipe Red Beans and Rice

Ingredients :

• 1 tsp. Cumin
• 1 tsp. Paprika
• 1/8-1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/8-1/4 tsp. Black pepper
• 1 small onion
• 1 small green pepper
• 2 large cloves garlic minced
• 1 tblsp. Oil or butter
• 2 tsp. Vinegar
• 2 cups water ( change according to rice instructions)
• 1/2 small can tomato paste
• 1 can low sodium kidney beans drained
• 1 cup rice ( jasimine )

Method :

1. Heat up a 4 quart pan on medium. Meanwhile chop up the onion and green pepper. When the pan is hot add a bit of oil or butter. Toss in pepper and onion and saute for about two minutes. Stiring freqently.
2. Mean while mash the garlic cloves with the flat side of your cutting knife, peal, and mince.
3. After the two minutes of the pepper and onion cooking, toss in the minced garlic and saute about a minute more or until fragerant.
4. NOTE: fresh garlic only needs a little time to saute, otherwise it gets brown and icky and is unusable 😝
5. Turn up the heat to medium/high. Add the 2 cups of water, spices, vinegar, and tomato paste the the mixture and stir.
6. *if you like some heat, add a pinch of red pepper or cayanne 🔥
7. When the water begins to bubble add 1 cup rice (jasimine) and the drained low sodium kidney beans. Stir and simmer for one minute.
8. After the minute, turn heat to low and cover rice mixture with a tight fitting lid. Steam for 15 minutes or however long the directions on your rice says for.
9. * Never lift the lid! 😳 It"s the secret to perfect rice, even if you are tempted... Don"t let the steam out, it"s precious...👍
10. After 15 minutes remove lid and fluff/stir the yumminess! Boom! Delicious red beans and rice!
11. I served mine as a side with simple lemon pepper chicken thighs...mmmm. And some Louisiana hot sauce! BAM! (as Emeril would say 😄) p.s. The dots are a fancy hot sauce decor 😉

Recipe Red Beans and Rice 2016-09-11T21:25:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: CakeMaster