Caribbean Beans And Rice

• 1 cup dried kidney beans
• 1/2 pound salt pork
• 4 1/2 cups water
• 1 (14-ounce) can coconut milk
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked long-grain rice
• 1/2 habanero chile pepper, seeded*
• 1 garlic clove, pressed
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 green onions, chopped

1. Place beans in a Dutch oven; add water to 2 inches above beans. Soak 8 hours. Drain and rinse.
2. Bring beans and next 3 ingredients to a boil in Dutch oven. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes or until beans are tender. Add rice and next 5 ingredients; return to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 25 minutes or until rice is tender. Remove and discard pork; stir in green onions.
3. *2 teaspoons habanero hot sauce may be sustituted for 1/2 habanero chile pepper.

kidney beans, salt, water, coconut milk, longgrain rice, chile pepper, garlic, thyme, pepper, salt, green onions

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/caribbean-beans-rice (may not work)