Rice and Bean Recipe 1. 3 cups of red beans 2. 17 cups of water 3. 2 teaspoon of salt 4. 1/3 cup of oil 5. 1/2 onion chopped 6. 1 large tomato chopped Directions 1. Take 2 cups of beans and put in a bowl. Sort through and remove any rotten ones. 2. Take the beans in the bowl and rinse them until clean. 3. When you are done rinsing, combine the beans and water in a large pot and turn it on medium heat. 4. Cover and cook for 2 hours. 5. When the beans are cooked, add salt to pot and stir. 6. Cook chopped onion and tomato in oil in a separate pan. Mash together until pasty. 7. Add paste to the pot of beans. 8. Serve hot (commonly over rice). Enjoy.