coconut rice...

my sister made this dish a few weeks ago for a family dinner, it goes perfectly with a caribbean style menu (think jerk chicken).  it is easy and delicious and comes out of my cookbook called "thug kitchen, eat like you give a f***"

ingredients:

2 cups short grain brown rice
2 t vegetable oil
1 cup diced shallots or white onion
2 T grated fresh ginger
1 cup canned coconut milk (full fat)
2.5 cups vegetable broth
1 can black beans
green onions for garnish

how to:

in a dutch oven saute onion until translucent with oil, then mix in brown rice to toast for a couple of minutes.  then add in the rest of the ingredients (with the exception of the black beans and green onion).  stir until combined and turn the heat to low and cook for approximately 30 minutes.  at this point there shouldn't be much liquid, and stir in your black beans.  cook for another 10 minutes.  serve with green onions on top. 

the original recipe calls for mango to be mixed in, which sounds awesome, but i left that part out.  we also use the left overs to form patties, and lightly fry, and then serve with a fried egg on top for breakfast.  i love to eat it all by itself, and it should serve 6-8 as a side dish.