haitian rice and red beans

Ingredients For haitian rice and red beans

• 2 c

  long grain rice, uncooked
• 1/2 c

  dried kidney beans
• 3 c

  water the kidney beans cooked in
• 1/4 lb

  salt pork or bacon
• 2

  chicken bouillon cubes
• 1/2 tsp

  kosher salt or to taste
• 6-8

  whole cloves
• 1/4 tsp

  freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 c

  onion, finely diced
• 1/4 c

  canola oil
• 1

  whole habanero or scotch bonnet pepper (optional)
• 3 clove

  garlic, peeled and crushed
• 1 Tbsp

  butter, unsalted