Jamaican Red Beans and Rice
This quick-and-easy bean dish brings an authentic taste of Jamaica right to your kitchen!
servings
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp canola oil
- 1/2 cup onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup bell pepper, red or green; chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 jalapeno pepper, veins and seeds discarded, minced
- 1 1/2 tsp thyme
- 1/4 tsp allspice
- 1 2/3 cup vegetable broth, (or chicken) low-sodium; use gluten-free commercial or homemade vegetable or chicken broths
- 1 2/3 cup beans, each, small red and black beans
- 2 cups sweet potato, peeled and cubed
- 3 tbsp lime juice
Instructions
- Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Saute onion, peppers, garlic, jalapeno, thyme and allspice for 3 to 4 minutes. Add chicken or vegetable broth, beans and sweet potatoes and heat to boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until sweet potatoes are tender about 10-15 minutes. Stir in lime juice. Serve over rice.
Comments
Are red chili beans the same as red kidney beans? Also did you use dried or canned?
I think red beans are the same as kidney beans 🙂
Based on the cook amount time, I would say this recipe is using canned (or already soaked+cooked) beans.
Thank you.
this dish was rather bland. I added some diced tomato and hot sauce to give more flavour
I appreciate the inclusion of a “Jamaican” recipe, but we don’t make “Stewed Peas” without coconut milk. It’s also best without onions and lime juice.
Thank you. I really liked this one, but felt something was missing. I did add onions — but, of course, coconut milk!
How do you include the coconut milk? I’m asking both of you so hopefully someone sees it by the time I try this 🙂
Hi, how do you include the coconut milk? I’d love to add it when I try this recipe!
I would add it at the same time as the vegetable or chicken broth. That way it has time to heat up and thicken until the sweet potatoes are cooked.
All ready I must quit my Pulse Pledge. When you create these meals do you consider a person’s dietary restrictions? Would love to make the chicken dish and the bean dish but they involve frying foods. I cannot eat fried foods because of my gastritis nor can I eat most diary products because of my lactose intolerance. Suggest that you create alternative recipes to give people the option to choose a preparation that suites their life. This is a very good idea but, as I said, I can’t participate because of the preparation methods.
Perhaps you could just adapt the recipes, since you must have experience preparing non-fried foods…
This recipe (Jamaican Red Beans and Rice) doesn’t involve frying any food . . . in fact most of the recipes I saw didn’t involve frying any food.