Red Beans and Rice with Salsa

• 1/2 cup red beans dried
• 1/2 cup red kidney beans dried
• 3 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups onions chopped
• 3 each garlic cloves peeled, halved
• 1 teaspoon oregano dried
• 1 each bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin ground
• 1 teaspoon coriander dried
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes crushed
• 1 cup tomato juice
• 1 cup brown rice
• 2 cups chicken broth fat skimmed
• 1 1/2 cups tomatoes cubed
• 2 tablespoons jalapeno pepper minced
• 1/4 cup scallions, spring or green onions white part
• 1/4 cup lime juice fresh
• 1/4 cup cilantro fresh, chopped

1. Pick over and rinse the beans.
2. Put them into a large bowl and cover completely with cold water.
3. Let the beans soak overnight (or for at least 8 hours).
4. Drain the beans and transfer them to a large pot.
5. Add the 3 cups water.
6. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook for 5 minutes.
7. Stir in the onion, garlic, oregano, and bay leaf.
8. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for about 1 hour, until the beans are tender.
9. Add the chili powder, cumin, coriander, red pepper flakes, and tomato juice, stirring to mix.
10. Continue to cook while preparing the rice.
11. Put the rice and chicken stock in a medium saucepan.
12. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
13. Cover, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 45 minutes, or until tender.
14. In the meantime, combine all the salsa ingredients in a small serving bowl and set it aside for the flavors to meld.
15. When the rice is done, stir it into the bean mixture.
16. Ladle into bowls and serve with the salsa on the side.

red beans, red kidney beans, water, onions, garlic, oregano, bay leaves, chili powder, cumin ground, coriander dried, red pepper, tomato juice, brown rice, chicken broth, tomatoes, jalapeno pepper, scallions, lime juice fresh, cilantro

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/red-beans-rice-salsa-34834 (may not work)