Recipe: Rice and Peas (using coconut milk)

RICE AND PEAS

1 1/2 cups dried red kidney beans soaked overnight with 1 clove of garlic, crushed
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk
2 scallions, chopped
2 sprigs fresh thyme
1/2 tsp. black pepper
2 cups uncooked long grain white rice

Boil the beans, garlic and salt until the beans are tender.

Save 3 cups of the liquid, discarding the garlic. Return the beans and the three cups liquid to the pot (if there's not enough of the cooking liquid use water), along with the coconut milk, scallions, thyme and black pepper and salt to taste.

When it comes to a boil, add in the rice. Let it boil for 20 minutes, then remove it from the heat and let it sit for 15 minutes. Stir it with a fork.

"I usually serve this with pan fried walleye and salad." - Kathy

From: Katherine "Kathy" Pomare
Source: The Mobridge Tribune, December 26, 2007