Rice and Beans....Belizean style

 Ingredients:

2 cups of uncooked white rice

1 onion diced

1/2 cup coconut milk ( thick cream)

4 plugs garlic

2 cups of beans already soft (red kidney beans, black eye peas)

Thyme,cumin,a little oregano,culantro, garlic powder, salt and black pepper.

2 to 3 bay leaves

In a large pot bring the beans coconut milk to a boil. Season the mixture with seasoning including the garlic plugs and bay leaves. Once it has completely come to boil add your 2 cups of uncooked rice and immediately turn down rice mixture. Cover.  Let it do its thing in about 30 to 45 minutes you will have to remove cover and turn rice from the bottom up with a fork or wooden spoon. Re cover let sit for another 10 min or so . Turn off the heat and serve...