Bajan Beans – Bean Cereals Food Recipes

Recipe ingredients and directions:

Serves 7

1 medium onion

2 green chillies (heat to taste)

1 tbsp home-made curry powder (optional)

2 stock cubes

175g (6oz, 1 cup) brown rice

400g (15oz) can chopped tomatoes

3 courgettes (zucchini) – about 2 1/4 – 2 1/2 cups chopped

1 red bell pepper

1 (green bell pepper

2 425g (16oz) cans small beans such as flageolet or cannellini

325g (11oz) can sweetcorn

4 tbsp (1/4 cup) chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)

Chop the onion. Deseed and chop the chillies. Saute onion, chillies

and curry powder (if using) in stock made with the cubes, or use

oil if you wish, until onion is softened.

Add the rice and canned tomatoes, along with 450ml (16 fl oz, 2

cups) of water. Stir well, bring to the boil and simmer, covered,

for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Meanwhile, chop the courgettes and peppers. After 25 minutes cooking,

add the courgettes and peppers (don’t stir them in yet) and cook

for another 30 minutes, stirring 2 or 3 times.

Drain and rinse the beans and sweetcorn, then stir in and heat

through gently for about 5 minutes. Stir in the coriander and serve.

Category: Bean Cereals Recipes