Rice and Beans with Coconut Milk (Resanbinsi)

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup canola oil
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1 rib celery, minced
• 1⁄2 small red bell pepper, minced
• 2 1⁄2 cups long-grain white rice
• 1 1⁄2 tsp. ground cumin
• 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 3 1⁄2 cups coconut milk
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 2 (15-oz.) cans small dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 sprigs culantro or cilantro, chopped
• Kosher salt, to taste