Taste the rice – it should have a warm curry back tase but otherwise fairly bland. If that is what you like, stop there. Otherwise, blanch or grill a green pepper, slice a few rings and dice the rest. Put the diced pepper in a large mixing bowl. Do the same thing with a chilli. Squeeze over some fresh lime juice, and more olive oil, salt and pepper. Then the chopped coriander and parsley, saving some leaves for decoration.
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A red beans and rice number, Virginia
“One day Jim Duffy came by my carrel in the Eisenhower Library. Duffy was a Tulane graduate, steeped in southern history and politics. He said “Cynthia’s doing a red beans and rice number. You come along now”. What did I know about red beans? I was English. I knew about baked beans. That night - …