Dinner for 4
Coconut Red Beans and Rice
Rice cooks in coconut milk with curry paste, garlic, and ginger, then finishes with kidney beans and cilantro.
$7.39for 4 servings
$1.85 per serving$7.39 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 25 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Rice$0.08/oz typical | 9.75 oz | $0.78Typical price |
| Shredded coconut$0.30/oz typical | 14 oz | $4.05Typical price |
| Canned beans$0.09/oz typical | 15 oz | $1.35Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.25 | $0.22Typical price |
| Fresh ginger$0.40/oz typical | 0.75 oz | $0.25Typical price |
| Juice, soda and mixers$0.04/oz typical | 0.75 oz | $0.03Typical price |
| Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical | 0.25 | $0.37Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $7.39 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilAsian sauces and pastesSalt and pepper
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked long grained rice
- 1 cans (13 1/2 oz) unsweetened coconut milk
- 1 cup water
- 1 cans (15 oz) dark red kidney beans
- 1 tbsp coconut oil or olive oil
- 1 tbsp thai red curry paste
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 1/2 tbsp freshly grated ginger
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 2 1/2 tbsp lime juice (optional)
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- freshly cracked salt and pepper to taste (optional)
Steps
- Rinse the rice until the water runs mostly clear.
- Heat the oil in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat, then cook the garlic and ginger for 1 minute.
- Stir in the curry paste and rice, and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the coconut milk, water, salt, and pepper, then bring the mixture to a boil.
- Cover, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 18 minutes.
- Stir in the kidney beans and lime juice, cover, and cook for 3 minutes.
- Fluff the rice with cilantro and season with more salt and pepper.
Swaps
- Rice for Quinoa, couscous, barleyabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices
- Canned beans for Dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices
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