A hearty one-pot Surinamese rice dish cooked with kidney beans, salted beef, tomatoes, and aromatic spices, creating a deeply flavorful and satisfying meal.
Ingredients
400g long-grain rice
200g dried kidney beans, soaked overnight
300g salted beef, cubed
2 onions, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tomatoes, diced
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 Madame Jeanette pepper, whole
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp black pepper
Salt to taste
800ml water
Instructions
1Boil soaked kidney beans until tender, about forty-five minutes. Drain and set aside. Boil salted beef separately until tender, changing water once to reduce salt.
2Heat oil in a large pot. Saute onions and garlic until golden. Add tomatoes and tomato paste, cooking until the mixture darkens.
3Add the cooked beef, beans, and rice. Stir to coat everything in the tomato mixture. Add water and whole Madame Jeanette pepper.
4Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to very low. Cover tightly and cook twenty-five minutes without lifting the lid.
5Fluff with a fork, remove the pepper, and adjust seasoning. The rice should be fluffy with each grain separate and tinted pink from tomatoes.
Did You Know?
Moksi means "mixed" in Sranan Tongo, the Surinamese creole language. The dish celebrates mixing different ingredients into one harmonious pot.