Caribbean Style Rice Dishes (Du Riz-A-Pos Colles)                                  In this recipe, the rice is cooked in the water that was previously used to cook the beans. This gives the rice a very nice color and a lot of taste.  Du Riz-A-Pos Colles is usually a side dish during the main course of a dinner

1. Cook the bean in 4 cups of water for 2 hours or until tender

2. Drain the beans, but keep the water which will be used to cook the rice.

3. Fry the salt pork until crisp, then add the chopped onion, shallots, and green pepper.

4. When the onion is tender, add the beans and season to taste.

5. Add the water used to cook the beans, bring to a boil, add the rice, and cook for 20 minutes.

Joyce Pinder Haynes, Culinary Classics "Plus" The Abyssinian Baptist Church, New York City, NY