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Red Beans and Rice

I call this my Jamaican-inspired red beans and rice because in Jamaica we have the stew peas recipe, which includes coconut milk, and for the meat, we usually use smoked pigtails. I believe using smoked turkey gives you a slightly healthier version.

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INGREDIENTS
  • 1 cup dried kidney beans
  • 1 smoked turkey wing (both the flat and the drumett)
  • 1 quart package smoked andouille sausage (sliced in desired sizes)
  • 1 cup assorted bell peppers (diced)
  • 1 large onion (diced)
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 2 roma tomatoes (diced)
  • 2 green onions
  • 4 sticks fresh thyme
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 4 tablespoons oil
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon all spice berries (whole)
  • 1 teaspoon salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder
Instructions
  1. DIRECTIONS
    Clean beans being sure to pick out any dirt or bad beans, wash, and fill container with water, covering the beans and soak overnight. Cooking day. In a large stock pot cover turkey wing with water and cook on medium for 1 hour. In the meant time dice onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, and sausage. Also add water and salt to your flour and make a dough for the spinners. Before the hour is over, in a skillet, brown sausage, then in the same skillet on medium heat, add 2 tbsp olive oil and brown sausage. Remove sausage from skillet, then add remaining oil, add garlic and onions, and cook until softened, add bell peppers and tomatoes cook another 3 minutes. Add red beans in the pot with turkey wings, remove turkey wings and shred the meat from the bones (this is optional). Add the brown sausage and cooked vegetables to the pot. (If need to add water, preferably hot water). Cook for 30 minutes, then add back the shredded turkey meat, your spinners, coconut milk, bay leaves, all spice berries thyme, green onions scotch bonnet pepper and seasonings, butter Cover and cook for another 30 minutes. Tip to make your spinners, you put a small amount of the dough in the palm of your hand and using your other hand you just do a rolling motion.