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Jamaican Rice and Peas

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Jamaican Rice and Peas — a recipe imported from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups dried red peas (kidney beans) or gungo peas (pigeon peas)
  • 8 cups water
  • ½ tbsp salt
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 cups coconut milk or 1 packet coconut powder
  • 1 Scotch bonnet pepper
  • 1 bunch scallions or 1 small white onion, chopped
  • 1 tbsp thyme
  • ¼ cup margarine
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose seasoning
  • 2 tbsp seasoning salt
  • 1 tbsp chicken seasoning (optional) (optional)
  • 1 ½ lb white or brown rice, rinsed and drained

Instructions

  1. 1
    Wash peas with clean water. Place them in a pot with the water, salt, and garlic. Stir and leave to soak overnight.
  2. 2
    Transfer the entire pot of soaked peas and liquid to the stovetop. Cover and bring to a boil over medium heat. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the peas become tender (about 20 minutes). Add more hot water if the level drops too low.
  3. 3
    Lower the heat, then add the coconut milk, scotch bonnet pepper, scallion, thyme, margarine, all-purpose seasoning, seasoning salt, and chicken seasoning. Stir well.
  4. 4
    Cover and boil over medium heat for 10 minutes.
  5. 5
    Stir in the rice until evenly distributed. Cover, lower heat, and boil until the rice is soft and liquid is boiled out (about 10–15 minutes).
  6. 6
    Serve and enjoy!

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Jamaican_Rice_and_Peas