Recipe: Piké Sticky Rice with Red or Black Beans + Piké Marinade
Recipe: Piké Sticky Rice (with Red or Black Beans + Piké Marinade)
Prep Time:20 minutes
Cook Time:30 minutes
Servings:6 to 8 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups rice
- 1 cup dried red or black beans
- 1 onion, cut in half (for cooking beans)
- 3 to 4 whole garlic cloves (for cooking beans)
- 3 chopped green onions
- 2 to 3 tbsp Piké marinade
- 2 chopped garlic cloves (for the base)
- 3 tbsp oil
- 1 sprig of thyme
- 1 bay leaf (optional)
- Salt
- Water
Preparation Steps
1. Cook the Beans
Rinse the beans.
Place in a pot and add enough water to cover.
Add the halved onion and whole garlic cloves.
Cook for 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes.
Keep all the cooking water.
2. Wash the Rice
Place rice in a bowl, rinse with water and drain.
Repeat 2 to 3 times, then drain completely.
3. Prepare the Aromatic Base
Heat the oil.
Add chopped garlic and green onions.
Add Piké marinade.
Add thyme, bay leaf and cooked beans.
4. Add the Rice
Add washed rice and mix well.
5. Add the Liquid
Add bean cooking water, covering the rice by about the height of a finger.
Add salt.
Use approximately 3 cups of liquid for 2 cups of rice.
6. Cook (15 minutes)
Let boil until water reaches rice level.
Reduce heat to low.
7. Finish
Turn off heat.
Let rest for 5 to 10 minutes.
Optional: cover with parchment paper under the lid to help steam the rice.
