Caribbean Rice and Peas
Caribbean Rice and Peas

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Caribbean Rice and Peas is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Caribbean Rice and Peas is something which I have loved my whole life.

This Jamaican Rice and Peas Recipe is the BEST quintessential Caribbean side with perfectly fluffed rice and delicious red beans with a hint of coconut flavor and spices galore. It is the perfect accompaniment to Jamaican Brown Stew Chicken, Jerk Chicken and plantains. What makes this dish so enticing is coconut milk, coupled with scotch bonnet pepper (hot pepper), onions, garlic Wanna make it vegan?

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook caribbean rice and peas using 10 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Caribbean Rice and Peas:
  1. Make ready 1 can coconut milk
  2. Take 1 1/2 cup rice
  3. Get 1 tbsp salt
  4. Get 1 can red kidney beans /gunga peas
  5. Take 2 stick fresh thyme
  6. Prepare 1 cup water
  7. Get 1 pinch black pepper
  8. Prepare 1 whole scotch bonnet pepper
  9. Get 3 clove fresh garlic
  10. Take 1 tbsp olive oil/sunflower oil

Since pigeon peas are not particularly. Rice and Peas, still to this day, is traditionally served on Sundays. As such, it makes sense that they refer to this as "Rice. Cover and bring to a boil.

Instructions to make Caribbean Rice and Peas:
  1. Slice the onions fine and fry until soft in the oil
  2. Add a sprig of the fresh thyme and cut some scotch bonnet in if you like you food with a bit of heat!!
  3. Crush the garlic cloves in and continue to fry for a couple mins
  4. Add the beans/peas.. drain from can
  5. Seasoning time! Add your salt and pepper.
  6. Should be smelling real aromatic now,especially with that fresh thyme!!
  7. Fry until the beans/peas just start to break up a bit, this will add flavour to the finished dish.
  8. Add your rice and stir
  9. Add your coconut milk and your water
  10. Add the whole scotch bonnet and the remainder of your fresh thyme
  11. Give it a good stir,taste if enough seasoning. Cover your pot and leave to cook on a low heat.
  12. Should take approx 30-35 mins. You will see once it's done because all the liquid will dry up. Leave to cool and fluff the cooked rice with a fork.
  13. Note: If you notice the liquid is drying up but the rice is still not fully cook through, just add more water as appropriate,cover the lid and continue to cook.

Add the rice, bay leaves, and the black-eyed peas with their liquid to. Add the rice, bay leaves and the black-eyed peas with their liquid to the skillet and bring to a boil; do not stir. Rice and peas or peas and rice is a traditional food within the "West Indian" Caribbean Islands. The 'peas' are traditionally pigeon peas, but more often substituted with kidney beans. An essential side for Jerk chicken or any other Tropical meal.

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