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hharley@athena.mit.edu (a goofy newfie)
Caribbean Red Beans and RiceIngredients (use vegan versions): 1 diced onion
3 cloves garlic
1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg and cinnamon
1/2 - 1 teaspoon cloves.
salt, black or cayenne pepper to taste
1 can kidney beans
1 can (14 oz) tomatoes
1 cup rice
Directions:Chop up onion and garlic and toss them into a deep frying pan or a saucepan. Fry them in a little olive oil until onions are as usual, translucent. Add th spices. (I tend to use the larger amount)
Drain and reserve liquid of 1 can kidney beans. Put beans in pan, saute around a little bit.
Drain and reserve liquid of 1 can (14 oz) tomatoes. Moosh tomatoes up, put them in and saute around a little bit too.
Add 1 cup rice, any kind, and the appropriate amount of liquid, using the reseved kidney bean and tomato juice for some of it, and topping up with water.
Cover the pan, let simmer until the rice is cooked and you have a nice thick tomatoey clovey yummy bunch of beans and rice.
This was warming and hearty. When I make it again I'll add one chopped jalapeno and cut back a bit on the nutmeg. This would be a great meal after playing in the snow!
Archived comment by: smiley (everyone thinks its my nickname)
Ooh, gonna make this for Mardi Gras, methinks.

Dont suppose anyone knows what it would be like with some veggie sausage? My dad grew up in Louisiana, so I'm a bit of a wannabe Creole at heart, and things have to have Tabasco and sausage. *grin*
Archived comment by: susan
very yummy--I made it with a lot of cajun spices.
Archived comment by: tina
YUM!i am haitian and my family loved it
Archived comment by: veganorma