This is a stove-top recipe for fragrant, flavorful and slightly spicy rice and beans. You can use an instant pot or rice cooker, but the cooking time and water-to-rice ratio will be different. It makes a great side dish to any protein and vegetable, or a base for a grain bowl.
Recipe is based on Grace Stewart's Easy Haitian Rice and Beans.
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*If you prefer to use white rice, reduce the amount of water to 1 ½ cups, and reduce the simmering time to about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let it steam, covered, for 10 minutes.
**Rinsing rice before cooking serves two purposes:
- It removes dust and debris.
- It removes excess starch, preventing the rice from becoming sticky. It keeps individual grains separate.
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