Red Red Wine Beans and Rice

Red onions and red wine are natural companions. Mushrooms also love red wine. This is a fancified version of classic red beans and rice using those complementary pairings as the inspiration.

Produce
8 ounces sliced white mushrooms
2 cups sliced celery
1 poblano pepper, diced
1 tbls each minced jalapeno, serrano, habernero peppers
3 cloves garlic, minced
Handful fresh basil, minced
1 cup dry white rice
1 can red beans

Liquids
1 cup red onion broth, see below
1 1/2 cups water
1 lime, zest and juice

Spices
2 tsps dry basil
2 tsps dry thyme


Red Onion Broth
Skins and ends from 2 medium red onions
1 clove garlic, chopped
2 cups water
1/2 cup red wine
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 tsp olive oil
2 tsps salt
1 tsp black pepper

Bring all onion broth ingredients to a boil and then simmer uncovered until liquid is reduced by half and the broth is rich and deep. Strain to remove onion pieces.

Add to your strained onion broth, mushrooms, celery, garlic, peppers. Simmer uncovered for 7 minutes. Add rice, water, spices. Cover and simmer until rice is almost tender. Add lime zest and juice and fresh basil. Simmer 2 more minutes.