Red Beans Trinidad Recipes

Steps:

• Rinse beans, and then soak in a large pot of water overnight.
• In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onion, bell pepper, garlic, and celery in olive oil for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Rinse beans, and transfer to a large pot with 6 cups water. Stir cooked vegetables into beans. Season with bay leaves, cayenne pepper, thyme, sage, parsley, and Cajun seasoning. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 2 1/2 hours.
• Stir sausage into beans, and continue to simmer for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the rice. In a saucepan, bring water and rice to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve beans over steamed white rice.

Steps:

• Saute onions garlic and ginger on high heat until fragrant ( about 2 minutes).
• Add the drained kidney beans, ketchup and 1/2 cup of water and stir.
• I don't bother adding salt to this, as the brine that the beans were soaked in is sufficient. However if you wish you can salt to taste.
• Cover and simmer until the sauce has thickened. (About 5-10mins). It depends on how much water you put inches.
• NB. When cooking in the US and Canada I found that North American ketchups tend to be more tart and acidic than Caribbean ones.
• For an authentic caribbean flavour, add sugar to the sauce 1 tsp at a time until you get the desired sweetness.