Belizean Traditional Beans and Rice

Submitted by Janell Perez

My husband loves these and this is a very common side dish in Central America

Ingredients:
1 cup red kidney beans
1 cup thick coconut milk
1 garlic clove(optional)
Salt and Pepper
2 cups rice
1 onion, sliced
1 piece of salt meat( cut into small pieces)

Directions:

Soften beans (soak first) with garlic then boil until tender and whole, adding salt meat (previously boiled to soften) when almost tender. Add the coconut milk, onion, and seasonings. Wash rice, then add to the beans. Cook over gentle heat until the liquid is absorbed. Stir gently with a fork, add a little water from time to time until rice is cooked.