Feed the Neighbourhood Beans and Rice Stew
From jo_jo_ba 14 years ago
- 300 minutes to make
- Serves 60
Feeding a gaggle of hungry kids and staff members on a budget can't be easier than this - just remember to soak the dried beans the night before, do a little bit of chopping and let the whole thing simmer until you're ready for it!
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp chili oil (or canola oil + 1 tsp red pepper flakes) shopping list
- 5 onions, diced shopping list
- 5 large carrots, roughly chopped shopping list
- 1 bunch celery, sliced shopping list
- 4 bell peppers, chopped shopping list
- 8 oz button mushrooms, quartered shopping list
- 1/4 cup smoked paprika shopping list
- 3 tbsp cajun seasoning shopping list
- 2 tbsp garlic powder shopping list
- 1 tbsp onion powder shopping list
- 1 tsp mustard powder shopping list
- 1/2 tbsp black pepper shopping list
- 6 1/2 cups dried mixed beans, soaked overnight shopping list
- 3 bay leaves shopping list
- 4 sprigs thyme shopping list
- 2 vegetable bouillon cubes shopping list
- water to cover shopping list
- 5 lbs potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped shopping list
- 3/4 cup chili sauce (like Heinz, NOT hot sauce!) shopping list
- 4 cups tomato sauce shopping list
- 1 (6-oz) can tomato paste shopping list
- 2 (19-oz) cans small red Mexican beans, drained shopping list
- 1 (19-oz) can kidney beans, drained shopping list
- 1 cup bulgur wheat shopping list
- 1 cup dry red lentils shopping list
- 3/4 cup wild rice shopping list
- 3 cups brown rice shopping list
- salt to taste shopping list
How to make it
- In a large stockpot, heat oil over medium heat.
- Add onions, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring, 10 minutes.
- Add peppers, mushrooms and spices. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables are coated in the spice and mixture is fragrant, 2-3 minutes.
- Add soaked beans, bay leaves, thyme, and bouillon cubes.
- Cover with water to 1" above the mixture, bring to a boil.
- Stir well, then reduce to a simmer, cover and cook 4 hours, stirring periodically and adding small amounts of water as needed.
- Add remaining ingredients, recover and cook 40-50 minutes longer, until rice is done and mixture is thick (uncover and reduce if desired).
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