Salt Beef and Beans
A weekend Cayman Islands dinner. Ready in about 2 hours 45 minutes. Difficulty: more effort.
- 25 minPrep (about)
- 2 hr 20 minCook (about)
- 2 hr 45 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- More effortDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 1 lb corned beef
Fresh & other
- 1 ½ cups kidney beans
- 1 scotch bonnet Shopping tip: Very hot. Habanero is the same heat and easier to find.
- 2 scallions
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 cups water
- 3 cups coconut milk
- 2 cloves garlic
Spices & seasonings (3): thyme, bay leaves, allspices
- ¼ tsp thyme Shopping tip: Dried thyme is fine here.
- 2 bay leaves
- 6 allspices
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Cover the diced salt beef with water.
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Bring to a boil.
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Repeat replacing water, draining and as necessary to eliminate some of the brine.
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Place beans in water in a separate pan.
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Add scallions, whole scotch bonnet pepper, whole garlic, pimento seeds, bay leaves and coconut milk.
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Slowly bring to a boil.
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Simmer for about 2 hours, until beans are tender.
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Add crushed garlic, thyme, onions and salt beef.
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Simmer for another 20 minutes.
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Adjust seasonings if necessary.
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Remove your bay leaves plus scotch bonnet pepper, being careful not.
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Do it to burst the pepper.
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Dish up using white rice plus your choice of salad or vegetables.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.