Palm oil gives a unique flavor to Rice and Beans
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Spicy Palm Oil Rice and Beans Recipe |
Palm oil rice and beans is an West African food staple. Palm oil rice and beans makes the most of basic pantry ingredients, rice, and beans, a one-pot vegetarian meal that is full of flavor.
Ingredients
1 cup rice, rinsed
2 tablespoons palm oil
1½ cups corn
1 onion, chopped fine
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 hot pepper, chopped
2 cups cooked kidney beans
2 cups vegetable broth
2 tomatoes, diced
1 green pepper, diced
1 red pepper, diced
5 scallions, sliced thin
1 tablespoon lime juice
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add corn and cook, stirring occasionally, until kernels begin to brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
Learn exactly what is palm oil.
The palm oil tree is indigenous to West Africa, naturally occurring along the 300-mile coastline strip from the Gambia to Angola. Palm oil manufacturing in West Africa has two elementary types.
