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Moksi alesi
Suriname's mixed rice with salted meat, black-eyed beans and vegetables
Moksi alesi, "mixed rice" in Sranan Tongo, is a weekday one-pot from Paramaribo's Creole kitchens: rice cooked with salted meat or salt fish, black-eyed beans, coconut milk, onion, celery and hot pepper, until the grains are soft and full of flavour. It is cooked when there's little time but a full pot is needed. This version uses salted pork; it contains pork. The mistake is not soaking the salted meat, which makes the rice far too salty; soak it, then boil it first. Chef's tip: smoked turkey or salt beef works in place of pork.
- Total time
- 80 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Drain 14 oz salted pork or salt beef, cover with fresh water and simmer for 30 minutes. Drain and cut into 2 cm pieces.
30 minStep 2: Heat 2 tbsp vegetable oil in a heavy pot. Fry the meat for 5 minutes, then add 1 onion, 3 garlic cloves and 2 celery sticks and cook for 5 minutes. Add 1 tomato and cook 2 minutes.
12 minStep 3: Add 14 oz long-grain rice, 14 oz cooked black-eyed beans, ¾ cup coconut milk, 2 ½ cups water and 1 Madame Jeanette or scotch bonnet chilli. Taste the liquid and add salt only if needed. Bring to the boil.
5 minStep 4: Cover tightly and cook on a very low heat for 20 minutes, until the rice is tender and the liquid absorbed. Rest 5 minutes.
25 minStep 5: Remove the chilli, fluff and scatter with 3 spring onions. Chill leftovers within 1 hour and reheat until piping hot.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 540 kcal
- Protein
- 26 g
- Carbs
- 72 g
- Fat
- 16 g
- Fibre
- 7 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does moksi alesi take?
- About 80 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 60 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of garlic cloves?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
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