Pineapple Rum Beans Over Coconut Lime Sweet Potatoes

• 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil (*use water or broth)
• 1/2 small onion, minced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup (165 g) pineapple, chopped small
• 3 cups (750 g) cooked pinto or black beans or 2 cans (15 ounces, or 420 g each), rinsed and drained
• 2 tablespoons rum
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon marjoram
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt (plain or smoked)
• Black pepper, to taste
• Cayenne pepper, to taste
• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and saute for 1 minute more.
• Add the pineapple, beans, rum, thyme, paprika, marjoram, and cumin. Cook over medium heat until it starts simmering and then decrease the heat to low and cover. Simmer for 25 to 35 minutes, until the flavors meld. Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne
• Coconut Lime Mashed Sweet Potatoes
• 4 medium sweet potatoes, baked or peeled and boiled
• 1/2 cup (120 ml) light coconut milk
• Zest and juice of 1 large lime
• Salt and pepper
• If using baked sweet potatoes cut in half and scrape the flesh into a saucepan (or just add if boiled). Mash the potatoes with the coconut milk and lime zest and
• juice until smooth. Taste, add salt and pepper, and taste again. You can add more lime juice or coconut milk if needed.

1. Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and saute for 1 minute more.
2. Add the pineapple, beans, rum, thyme, paprika, marjoram, and cumin. Cook over medium heat until it starts simmering and then decrease the heat to low and cover. Simmer for 25 to 35 minutes, until the flavors meld. Season with salt, pepper,and cayenne
3. Coconut Lime Mashed Sweet Potatoes
4. If using baked sweet potatoes cut in half and scrape the flesh into a saucepan (or just add if boiled). Mash the potatoes with the coconut milk and lime zest and
5. juice until smooth. Taste, add salt and pepper, and taste again. You can add more lime juice or coconut milk if needed.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/pineapple-rum-beans-over-coconut-lime-sweet-potatoes-52988661 (may not work)