Nigerian Style Coconut Rice and Beans
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup cooked Nigerian brown or red beans(honey beans works great)
  • 2 cups rice
  • 1tbsp coconut oil
  • Between 1-2 cups of meat stock or water
  • 400mls coconut milk
  • 1 plum tomato(chopped)
  • 1tsp thyme
  • 1 bayleaf
  • ½ tsp black pepper(1/4 tsp of uziza powder works great)
  • 1tsp dry pepper
  • 1 garlic clove(grated)
  • 1crushed habanero pepper or ata-rodo
  • 1inch shaved ginger
  • 1 tbsp. dry grounded crayfish(optional)
  • half a medium onion(sliced)
  • bouillon
  • salt
Instructions
  1. Wash the rice with water until it runs clear; then drain
  2. in a pot, heat the coconut oil and sauté until translucent. Add the thyme and bayleaf; then add the garlic, ginger, crayfish and tomato and sauté until fragrant. Pour in the rice and lightly sauté. Add the black pepper and the crushed pepper; then stir in the coconut milk along with the meat stock and dry pepper. Bring the pot to a boil, cover tightly and cook for about 10minutes or until the rice is cooked. Stir in the beans, season with salt or bouillon, turn off the heat and cover tightly and set aside for about 10minutes; then serve
Recipe by Nigerian Lazy Chef at https://www.nigerianlazychef.com/2015/10/coconut-rice-and-beans/