Caribbean Beans And Rice

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb red kidney beans, cooked and drained
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 large green pepper, chopped
• 1 hot pepper, minced
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
• 4 cups brown rice, cooked
• 1/4 cup fresh coriander leaves, chopped
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 bananas, sliced (ripe but firm are best)

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, saute 2tbl. butter, onion, peppers,and garlic.
• 2 when onions are transparent, add curry powder. cook and stir until vegetables begin to lightly brown.
• 3 add broth and cook until vegetables are tender.
• 4 add beans, rice, coriander, and salt. cook 5 minutes or until entire mixture is piping hot.
• 5 remove from heat and let stand, covered, 2-3 minutes for flavors to blend.
• 6 in a smaller skillet, saute sliced bananas in remaining 2 tbl butter until just heated through.
• 7 serve beans and rice topped with banana/butter mixture.