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Low Fat Caribbean Rice and Beans

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This is a great ethnic dish that comes together beautifully. It's satisfying enough to be an entree with onions, plum tomatoes, rice, coconuts and plantains. You'll need a pressure cooker for this one, but the result is a tasty, and healthy dish.

Serves: 6

Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
  • 1 cup onions, coarsely chopped
  • 1 red chili pepper, seeded and chopped, or crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 cup red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 cup plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped
  • 2 cups boiling water (use higher amount in jiggle-top pressure cookers)
  • 1 1/2 cups long-grain brown rice
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme or oregano leaves
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup cooked pigeon or black-eyed peas
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, finely minced
  • 2 ripe plantains, peeled and cut on diagonal into thin slices and fried
Instructions
  1. Heat oil in pressure cooker. Add garlic, onions and chili pepper; cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, 1 minute.
     
  2. Add bell pepper, tomatoes, water, rice, coconut, thyme and salt. Lock lid in place. If using a jiggle-top cooker, set on a flame tamer.
     
  3. Over high heat, bring to high pressure. Lower heat just enough to maintain high pressure; cook 25 minutes.
     
  4. Allow pressure to come down naturally 10 minutes (if after 10 minutes pressure is not released, use a quick-release method to release lid). Remove lid.
     
  5. Add cooked peas and cilantro. Stir well to distribute coconut. Serve topped with plantains.

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