The quintessential Sunday meal in Belize. Rice and Beans traditionally cooked in coconut milk. Served with some kind of stew meat, potato salad and fry plantain.
Hi Shirani, I am from Mexico 🇲🇽. My son has a presentation about Belize 🇧🇿 at school and we are bringing belizean dishes. Following your recipes I just made this rice, the bread pudding and fry jacks and oh my God!! Everything tastes amazing. First time trying belizean food and I’m excited to try everything else you have here ❤
You will have to visit Belize and take your entire family. You can snorkel, zipline in the jungle, go cave tubing, explore Mayan ruins. I've been three times. Loved it so much I have property there and will retire to Belize. Check out San Pedro (a little expensive), Caye Caulker (laid back island who's motto is "Go Slow" and cheaper than San Pedro) or even as far south to Placencia. There are treehouses in the jungle near San Ignacio, caves to explore...and the food! Lobster Curry, brown stewed chicken. Go as soon as you can.
I'm making my beans now to add to the rice later. I'm making Belizean Stewed Chicken as we finally found the ricado paste to make the sauce. It's our 36th Anniversary tonight and I'm surprising my husband with his favorite dish from Belize.
This is one of my favorite dishes from Belize. I love how it is a little sweet. I've never had rice and beans as good as how they make this in Belize. Chicken rice and beans, yummy.
My pot of rice and peas just finished and it’s sooooooo gooooood & I’m telling you I’m never going to another restaurant again!! Thank you so much for this love!
Awww, you are so very welcome and thank you too! That's awesome, I love love hearing that! I'm so happy for you that you can make your own. Take care 😊❤
Love ur videos. My rice n beans never seems to taste the same lol ill try this Sunday as i have my Mexican family coming over and all they want is 'rais and bin' jaja btw love ur videos. Life saver
Greetings, Shirani dearest. I've cooked this rice twice already, and my second time, i changed it a bit by adding some shopped carrots. Both times, they came out delicious. I saw your other video that you cooked it on the cooker. Im going to try it out, too. Family was praising my dish, and while eating it, I spoke about you as if he'd met before 😂 i made an introduction of yourself on your behalf, so if you dropped something, know im guilty😊 I told my family... "This is Shirani's recipe. She's on TH-cam and got me addicted to the kitchen. She's from Belize and currently based in Texas with her hubby. I discovered her only now, but I'm not complaining coz I'm loving my new me in the kitchen thanks to her." How was my introduction on your behalf, Shirani?😂 Thank you so much, dear. I've found your recipes that you've posted 7 years back, and im going to try them now in 2024. Better later than never, right? Oh, tonight I'm trying your mashed potato recipe. Will let you know later. Dear, you're such a sweet person, I like your sweet voice, giggles, and jokes during the videos. Makes me want to watch more videos of yours and try them out. ❤ God bless you. 🙌 Keep it up. 🎉 I've shared your recipe with a few friends already 😅 Be well, Shirani. 🫡
Wow! What a beautiful message to receive. You made my night ❤️. Thank you so much. You are so sweet and so kind. I love your introduction of me 😅🤗. I don't think I could have done it any better lol. I'm so glad I'm inspiring you in the kitchen. It makes me so happy to know you are enjoying my videos and cooking along. Sending lots of love your way 🫂😁❤️
Nice job girl. We all cook it a little different but result is the same. I cook the beans with the milk and seasons and add in the rice and scratch pepper.same result i am from Costa Rica.
Yep always wash, our rice, bean, and all fresh vegetables. Fish, meats and poultry too. Also all fresh herbs and fruits. Always good to practice cleanliness at all time. This was pass down by our ancestors.
Hola Shirani, podrias hacer el favor de dar la receta en español, siempre que voy a Belize me encanta comer Rice and Beans, y quiero hacerlo en la casa y que mejor que con la receta de una beliceña, saludos.
Hola Oscar, no hablo español, así que te busco en Google. Espero que sea correcto jajaja. Arroz y frijoles beliceños 2 cucharadas de aceite de coco 1/2 taza de pimiento verde picado 1/3 taza de cebolla picada 2 tazas de arroz blanco de grano largo, lavado 2 tazas de frijoles rojos, cocidos 1 lata de leche de coco (13.53 fl oz o 400 ml) 1 taza de agua 1 cucharadita de sal
The recipe is so neat and simple it is beautiful Gracias, my lady from British Hondurs. will keep an eye waiting for your potato salad. Do you have a recipe for the sticky toffee pudding in Belize? Thank you.
Awww, you are so welcome and thank you very much as well. No I don't have a recipe for the sticky toffee pudding. That's not something we really make in Belize. Here is the link for the potato salad. th-cam.com/video/O1Ayw1P349Q/w-d-xo.html
Hi Shirani, Belizean cuisine is delicious, your R&B look good. If you have the receipe for cooked milk.Could you please make a video of it? That's something Ill really appreciate. I love belizean cooked milk
Hi Lupe, thank you so much! If you're talking about boiled milk I have a recipe for that, that I made years ago. Here is the link for you. th-cam.com/video/0J3UpVWqRYs/w-d-xo.html
Looks good girl. I’ve always enjoyed my rice and beans with a little sweet pepper, that’s how my dad does it. Sadly my rice and beans is sometimes pretty good and sometimes just too wet 😭 and disappointing. I’m going to give ur recipe a try and 🤞🏻 hopefully have perfect rice and beans .... without rice bun, no place in my kitchen for that either. Thanks for this recipe!
@@CookingwithShirani Im native to Mexico City. My dad was the representative to PAHO from 86 to 88. I studied high school at Saint Johns. I still consider myself as half belizean.
I love your belizean recipes! I'm making tamales and was wondering if I can wrap and store them the night before boiling or if I need to cook them immediately after wrapping them? Thank you!
Thank you, I'm so happy to hear that. Okay so I've never done this myself, but my cousin said she has. After you wrap them, you have to let them cool down completely before you put them in the refrigerator. Then boil them the next day.
I LOVE RICE AND BEANS BUT I HAVEN'T LEARN YET HOW TO MAKE IT HERE IN THE UNITED STATES 😔 I BUY COCONUT MILK BUT ALWAYS COMES VERY LUMPY . WHAT YOU RECOMEND ME TO DO ?
Hi dear, sometimes the coconut milk I buy is lumpy too. When it's like that I usually just put it in a microwaveable safe container and microwave for about 30-60 seconds and then give it a good stir.
@@CookingwithShirani i guess so i am fan maam. nice hot weather wid a cool attitude most belizans got. my pa took me family down to live ina belize for about 8 years wen i was jus a picini. but i am not belizean and my dads background is Jamaica originally. ITS TOO DAMN COLD HERE U LUCKY.
@@CookingwithShirani Oh geese Creole? its kinda hard to forget the accent even if i tried hard. the rice n beans recipe is nice i tried it :). i would visit but the airline ticket would break my pockets i struggle enough in this country for money.
I can't remember exactly where I got my strainer from but I found some similar ones online and put a link in the description for you. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for your reply!!! I have a gas stove and I thought I had it at the lowest setting but I tried again yesterday at an even lower flame and yayyyyyyyyyyy it came out perfect!!! Thanks again!!!
I'm sorry I did not realize it wasn't there. I just fixed it and put it in the description box. Thanks for letting me know. Here's the link for you. th-cam.com/video/meZE90E55HM/w-d-xo.html
You're welcome! Yes I totally agree with you Carla, they are so much more fresher and nicer in Belize. Sometimes I don't even want to buy certain things here because I know they are not going to be nice.
The quintessential Sunday meal in Belize. Rice and Beans traditionally cooked in coconut milk. Served with some kind of stew meat, potato salad and fry plantain.
Hi Shirani, I am from Mexico 🇲🇽. My son has a presentation about Belize 🇧🇿 at school and we are bringing belizean dishes. Following your recipes I just made this rice, the bread pudding and fry jacks and oh my God!! Everything tastes amazing. First time trying belizean food and I’m excited to try everything else you have here ❤
Hi Dulce! Thank you so much. That's wonderful to hear. So glad to hear you like our Belizean food. Thank you for choosing my recipes 😊❤️
You will have to visit Belize and take your entire family. You can snorkel, zipline in the jungle, go cave tubing, explore Mayan ruins. I've been three times. Loved it so much I have property there and will retire to Belize. Check out San Pedro (a little expensive), Caye Caulker (laid back island who's motto is "Go Slow" and cheaper than San Pedro) or even as far south to Placencia. There are treehouses in the jungle near San Ignacio, caves to explore...and the food! Lobster Curry, brown stewed chicken. Go as soon as you can.
I’m Guatemalan from Peten and love belizian rice and beans recipe with fry chicken. We are brothers and sister and hope you guys keep your country.
Thank you for watching from Guatemala 🙏❤. I love rice and beans with anything 😁
I'm making my beans now to add to the rice later. I'm making Belizean Stewed Chicken as we finally found the ricado paste to make the sauce. It's our 36th Anniversary tonight and I'm surprising my husband with his favorite dish from Belize.
Wow! That's so nice to hear. He's gonna love your nice surprise. Happy Anniversary to you both! ❤️
This is one of my favorite dishes from Belize. I love how it is a little sweet. I've never had rice and beans as good as how they make this in Belize. Chicken rice and beans, yummy.
I love rice and beans, too! The coconut milk is what makes it a little sweet.
Great recipe on making it right now as we speak this morning my family loves it
I visited Belize a couple years ago and fell in love with the food. Thank you for this tutorial! I will be making it tonight ❤
You are so welcome. I hope it turned out good for you and you enjoyed it 🤗❤️
I love this recepie, true belizean comfort food!
As a fellow Belizean I’m very proud of you! Well done.
Thank you!
My pot of rice and peas just finished and it’s sooooooo gooooood & I’m telling you I’m never going to another restaurant again!! Thank you so much for this love!
Awww, you are so very welcome and thank you too! That's awesome, I love love hearing that! I'm so happy for you that you can make your own. Take care 😊❤
Your Belizean rice and beans looks good and easy to cook , I will try this one , thank you.
You are very welcome Angelica! Thank you so much as well. Hope you enjoy 😊
Hi shirani, thank you for this video. You explain it very clear. 👍👍
You are very welcome Ismael! Glad it was helpful. Thank you for watching 😊❤
Your recipes look delicious. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much 😍.
I'm so so glad I found your channel. It has been years since I had belizean food. Cant wait to try this
Aww, I'm so glad you found me too! Hope you enjoy the recipes 😊.
I will try it your way as I always have rice bun when I mek mine. Thanks.
I also love to cook it in my rice pot because it comes out perfect in that too but it just takes longer.
Another success for me ... thanks Shirani. Loving all your videos ❤❤
Aww, you are welcome girl! That's wonderful to hear. That makes me so happy ❤❤.
Yummy thank you so much for sharing this recipe God bless you! 👍🏼💕
You're welcome and thank you as well. Much love to you 💕.
@@CookingwithShirani 👍🏽🌸🌹
We'll try this Belizean Rice and Beans! Thanks :))
Love your recipe thank you for sharing.
You're very welcome and thanks for watching 💖.
Yummy, yummy!
I like your bean recipe from a year ago it was good too.
Love ur videos. My rice n beans never seems to taste the same lol ill try this Sunday as i have my Mexican family coming over and all they want is 'rais and bin' jaja btw love ur videos. Life saver
Thank you so much! Hahaha, rais and bin 😁. Well hope it turns out good for you this Sunday. Let me know...
Wow! I tried your recipe and it worked perfectly. Just like you said it would. Perfect and no rice bon! ❤️❤️❤️
That makes me so happy to hear that. Thanks for trying it out Kelvin and thanks for your feedback ❤❤❤
Thank you all looks amazing!
Thank you so much as well ☺️
Greetings, Shirani dearest. I've cooked this rice twice already, and my second time, i changed it a bit by adding some shopped carrots. Both times, they came out delicious. I saw your other video that you cooked it on the cooker. Im going to try it out, too.
Family was praising my dish, and while eating it, I spoke about you as if he'd met before 😂 i made an introduction of yourself on your behalf, so if you dropped something, know im guilty😊
I told my family... "This is Shirani's recipe. She's on TH-cam and got me addicted to the kitchen. She's from Belize and currently based in Texas with her hubby. I discovered her only now, but I'm not complaining coz I'm loving my new me in the kitchen thanks to her."
How was my introduction on your behalf, Shirani?😂
Thank you so much, dear. I've found your recipes that you've posted 7 years back, and im going to try them now in 2024. Better later than never, right?
Oh, tonight I'm trying your mashed potato recipe. Will let you know later.
Dear, you're such a sweet person, I like your sweet voice, giggles, and jokes during the videos. Makes me want to watch more videos of yours and try them out. ❤
God bless you. 🙌
Keep it up. 🎉
I've shared your recipe with a few friends already 😅
Be well, Shirani. 🫡
Wow! What a beautiful message to receive. You made my night ❤️. Thank you so much. You are so sweet and so kind. I love your introduction of me 😅🤗. I don't think I could have done it any better lol. I'm so glad I'm inspiring you in the kitchen. It makes me so happy to know you are enjoying my videos and cooking along. Sending lots of love your way 🫂😁❤️
Gyal, dat is super simple!! I love it!!! ❤️
I love your channel. Love your creole mi gial. Keep it up
Thank you Angelica 🥰
Can’t wait to try it.👌love from Tampa😎🇺🇸
Please come back and let me know what you think when you try it. Much love back to you in Tampa 😊
Lovely, this is a great recipe, the family loved it.
That's wonderful to hear, thank you so much ❣
Nice job girl. We all cook it a little different but result is the same. I cook the beans with the milk and seasons and add in the rice and scratch pepper.same result i am from Costa Rica.
Thank you❣ I would love to learn to cook some Costa Rican dishes. If we were neighbors we could trade food 😁
YUMMY DELICIOUS THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING
Yumi thank you I will be making it
You’re welcome! I hope you love it ❤️
Yep always wash, our rice, bean, and all fresh vegetables. Fish, meats and poultry too. Also all fresh herbs and fruits. Always good to practice cleanliness at all time. This was pass down by our ancestors.
My very favorite indeed Ms Shirani....thanks for sharing
You are very welcome Donato. It's one of my favorites too 😊.
you mek me laugh when you said d ting about the rice burn lol
❤😁
I'll be making some tomorrow thank you for the video
You are welcome! Thanks for watching 😍
Ur videous are awesomee. I maried a belizean man and my rice n beans sucked til today ajjaja. Thank u for sharing
Thank you so much! Hope you enjoy my recipes 😊❤.
Same here! Thank you so much Shirani!💗🙏🏻
@Adrianna M You are very welcome 😊💖.
Very good. I need a good teacher. Thanks!
You are very welcome. So glad you like it Claudett 😊
Excellent video..love it .
Thank you so much for sharing .I learnt to cook my rice and beans from your video mam🙏💖
You are very welcome Lygia! Aww, that makes me so happy to hear you learnt from me, thank you! 🤗❤
@@CookingwithShirani ooooh yes ofcourse Mrs. Shirani
Yummy delicious sister your rice cooked really good
Thank you so much!
Omg you make me feel like I’m in Belize
Liked this recipe it was fast and didn't take too much time.
So happy to hear. Thank you for your feedback 💖
Buenas tu reseta llo lo ago pero con el coco natural y tanbien le pongo pimienta degra bueno así me lo enseñaron aser 🇬🇹🇧🇿
Thank you. It's the best with natural coconut 🥥
Delicious food
Thank you Lourdes 😊
Thank you!
My pleasure 😊
Yum ! Thank you so much
You are so welcome!
Wow thank you
You are so welcome 😊
Hola Shirani, podrias hacer el favor de dar la receta en español, siempre que voy a Belize me encanta comer Rice and Beans, y quiero hacerlo en la casa y que mejor que con la receta de una beliceña, saludos.
Hola Oscar, no hablo español, así que te busco en Google. Espero que sea correcto jajaja.
Arroz y frijoles beliceños
2 cucharadas de aceite de coco
1/2 taza de pimiento verde picado
1/3 taza de cebolla picada
2 tazas de arroz blanco de grano largo, lavado
2 tazas de frijoles rojos, cocidos
1 lata de leche de coco (13.53 fl oz o 400 ml)
1 taza de agua
1 cucharadita de sal
Perfect shir,very rich,must be so much nicer with both the coconut oil and milk.mmmmm
Looks delicious!! Thank you
You are very welcome and thank you too 💕
This looks good! I’m going to try it since my Belizean mom said she’s too old to teach me 😂
Thank you! Haha dem always say dat 😂
my moms put smoke sausage fire also
The recipe is so neat and simple it is beautiful Gracias, my lady from British Hondurs. will keep an eye waiting for your potato salad. Do you have a recipe for the sticky toffee pudding in Belize? Thank you.
Awww, you are so welcome and thank you very much as well. No I don't have a recipe for the sticky toffee pudding. That's not something we really make in Belize. Here is the link for the potato salad.
th-cam.com/video/O1Ayw1P349Q/w-d-xo.html
Muy intetesante
3:15 what kind of beans are they?
Red kidney beans.
Mmm looks like I gotta go see my mom after work tomorrow for some home cooked food lol, nice video
I hope you have a tamales and garnachez video coming soon, keep up the good work☺️
Thank you! Yes I have them on my list 😊
Did you make a video on the beans in the crock pot? Couldn’t seam to find it.
Great Job though with video! Keep up good work!
Thank you so much Nick! Here is the link for the crock pot beans video.
th-cam.com/video/eAoP-73ho1E/w-d-xo.html
Hi Shirani,
Belizean cuisine is delicious, your R&B look good.
If you have the receipe for cooked milk.Could you please make a video of it? That's something Ill really appreciate. I love belizean cooked milk
Hi Lupe, thank you so much! If you're talking about boiled milk I have a recipe for that, that I made years ago. Here is the link for you.
th-cam.com/video/0J3UpVWqRYs/w-d-xo.html
Greetings all d way from PG
Oh my! Well hello to you ina my lee Hometown a PG. Stay safe down deh 🇧🇿❤
Looks good girl. I’ve always enjoyed my rice and beans with a little sweet pepper, that’s how my dad does it. Sadly my rice and beans is sometimes pretty good and sometimes just too wet 😭 and disappointing. I’m going to give ur recipe a try and 🤞🏻 hopefully have perfect rice and beans .... without rice bun, no place in my kitchen for that either. Thanks for this recipe!
You are welcome 😊. Good luck on your rice and beans. Let me know how it turns out for you.
I miss Belize so bad.
Aww, I feel you Rodrigo. I miss Belize too. How long has it been since you've been back?
@@CookingwithShirani Im native to Mexico City. My dad was the representative to PAHO from 86 to 88. I studied high school at Saint Johns. I still consider myself as half belizean.
Oh okay. You have to go back and visit sometime.
Making this today your way
Imma let you know what the family thinks
Yes I would love to know what they think 😊
Yummy 😋
I love your belizean recipes!
I'm making tamales and was wondering if I can wrap and store them the night before boiling or if I need to cook them immediately after wrapping them?
Thank you!
Thank you, I'm so happy to hear that. Okay so I've never done this myself, but my cousin said she has. After you wrap them, you have to let them cool down completely before you put them in the refrigerator. Then boil them the next day.
What kind of rice? Just regular white rice?
Yes regular white rice.
I LOVE RICE AND BEANS BUT I HAVEN'T LEARN YET HOW TO MAKE IT HERE IN THE UNITED STATES 😔 I BUY COCONUT MILK BUT ALWAYS COMES VERY LUMPY . WHAT YOU RECOMEND ME TO DO ?
Hi dear, sometimes the coconut milk I buy is lumpy too. When it's like that I usually just put it in a microwaveable safe container and microwave for about 30-60 seconds and then give it a good stir.
Looks good where can I find the recipe for your beans? Can't wait to make it
Here's the link for the Stew beans. You can also check out my Belizean food playlist for other Belizean food.
th-cam.com/video/meZE90E55HM/w-d-xo.html
hey there my belizean fren im enjoying your recipe all the way in north america canada ehh. whe yu de do?
Hey there, well thanks for watching from Canada 😊. Yuh da fan Belize to?
@@CookingwithShirani i guess so i am fan maam. nice hot weather wid a cool attitude most belizans got. my pa took me family down to live ina belize for about 8 years wen i was jus a picini. but i am not belizean and my dads background is Jamaica originally. ITS TOO DAMN COLD HERE U LUCKY.
That's good to hear, atleast yuh mi get fi experience Belize lee bit and learn creole. You need fi go back and visit soon 😊.
@@CookingwithShirani Oh geese Creole? its kinda hard to forget the accent even if i tried hard. the rice n beans recipe is nice i tried it :). i would visit but the airline ticket would break my pockets i struggle enough in this country for money.
I remember they use to say to us " eh white boi whe u de do dung hya" lol i miss those days. love u guys take care.
Can you make a video on Serre and Esabache?
Hi Stephanie, yes I added Serre to my list. I already made a video of Escabeche. Here is the link for you.
th-cam.com/video/Of6DaBEZBYM/w-d-xo.html
One question i need to cook 10lb of rice and beans, can you help me 🫣 how much lbs rice and how much lbs beans i need ???
I miss Belize food.
Great video! Had a question. where did you get you strainer you used to wash the rice?
I can't remember exactly where I got my strainer from but I found some similar ones online and put a link in the description for you. Thanks for watching!
make a video for Belizean Garanaches next please.
I have one up. Here is the link.
th-cam.com/video/dKg7SrhEM3Q/w-d-xo.html
Unsweetened or sweetened coconut milk? Great video btw!
Thank you Paul! I used unsweetened coconut milk.
Yes that’s exactly what I used used. It turned out delicious and the whole family enjoyed it all day
@@pauldiaz9602 So glad to hear you all enjoyed it 🥰
My rice burned but it was still really wet. Any suggestions
It sounds like your heat was too high.
Thanks for your reply!!! I have a gas stove and I thought I had it at the lowest setting but I tried again yesterday at an even lower flame and yayyyyyyyyyyy it came out perfect!!! Thanks again!!!
You are very welcome. So glad to hear you tried it again and it came out perfect for you! Yay 👏😊
It's either your climate or you can't cook. People nowadays don't know how to boil water😅
Oops I uncovered and mixed it all up! It looked so wet
Oh no....hope it turned out okay for you.
Beans link?
I'm sorry I did not realize it wasn't there. I just fixed it and put it in the description box. Thanks for letting me know. Here's the link for you. th-cam.com/video/meZE90E55HM/w-d-xo.html
can i jst add the baked beans from the cans that they sold in supermarkets?it's hard to get beans where i live
Yes you can use the beans from the can. You would want to use red beans or black beans but not baked beans.
Coool🎉🎉🎉
Mine is on the stove right now !
Sweet! Let me know how it turns out for you 🙂
Belizean fruits and vegetables are so much better than in America. Everything looks delicious, thank you for the recipe!
You're welcome! Yes I totally agree with you Carla, they are so much more fresher and nicer in Belize. Sometimes I don't even want to buy certain things here because I know they are not going to be nice.
Cooking with Shirani I feel you on that!
I don't see the bean recipe
Here is the link.
th-cam.com/video/eAoP-73ho1E/w-d-xo.html
I like the way you made it, but i think the rice need Cumin for flavor and some consome.
Thanks for the ideas Miriam.
😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Red beans or pinto?
Red beans
How dear you say wi don’t wash the rice wi do same of them the don’t wash them sorry 😅😊
S U B R A B
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great recipe, but there are no old ladies yelling in spanish in the background, not authentic enough
If they did yell, I wouldn't know what they are saying because I don't speak Spanish 😁
Its not a mexican meal
Love it. Delicious 😋 😋