Dinner

African Rice and Beans is for Dinner.

African Rice and Beans takes several minutes to prepare.

African Rice and Beans takes several minutes to cook.

African Rice and Beans makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for African Rice and Beans are:

Soak 1 cup black eyed peas over night.
Cook until tender
Pour out the water into a measuring cup.
Add 1 1/2- 2 cups rice to the beans.
Add 2 cups water for each cup of rice plus 1/4 cup water for each cup of beans (using the water poured off the beans and adding more as needed)
Add 1 tsp of salt for each cup of rice and 1/2 tsp salt for each cup of beans.
Bring to a boil and simmer until done.

Meanwhile
Cut 3 large onions into thin slices and fry in enough oil to cover the bottom of the pan with about 1/4 of an inch.
Add about 1 tsp crushed red pepper adjusting to taste
This takes a long time. Fry over medium heat until the onions are all dark brown. Watch carefully at the end because the line between done and burnt is pretty small.

Serve the rice and beans with the onions drizzled on top with the oil.

Here is how you make African Rice and Beans:

Soak 1 cup black eyed peas over night.Cook until tenderPour out the water into a measuring cup.Add 1 1/2- 2 cups rice to the beans.Add 2 cups water for each cup of rice plus 1/4 cup water for each cup of beans (using the water poured off the beans and adding more as needed)Add 1 tsp of salt for each cup of rice and 1/2 tsp salt for each cup of beans.Bring to a boil and simmer until done.MeanwhileCut 3 large onions into thin slices and fry in enough oil to cover the bottom of the pan with about 1/4 of an inch.Add about 1 tsp crushed red pepper adjusting to tasteThis takes a long time. Fry over medium heat until the onions are all dark brown. Watch carefully at the end because the line between done and burnt is pretty small.Serve the rice and beans with the onions drizzled on top with the oil.Serving Size: 1 CupNumber of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JOYFULONE525.

The nutritional information for African Rice and Beans is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 360.1

• Total Fat: 32.7 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 622.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 16.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.7 g
• Protein: 1.9 g