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Haiti
The everyday meal of Haiti. Simple, nourishing and deeply satisfying. Found on every Haitian table.
Haitian rice with black beans — rice cooked with black beans, garlic and fresh thyme until fragrant. The simplest and most comforting Haitian meal.
Prep
10 mins
Cook
25 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
400 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
400glong-grain rice
400gblack beans, cooked
4 clovesgarlic, crushed
3 sprigsthyme
3 tbspoil
saltto season
Method
1
Fry garlic briefly in oil. Add black beans and thyme. Cook 3 minutes.
2
Add rice. Stir to coat. Add water or bean liquid to cover.
3
Cook covered on low heat 20 minutes.
4
Fluff with a fork.
Chef's Tip
Use the bean cooking liquid to add colour and depth to the rice.
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