Jamaican Rice And Peas
From meileen 15 years ago
- 18 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Borrowed from Food and Wine Magazine, June issue this side kick is great with Jerk Chicken or curry dishes. Peas in Jamaica means beans and in this case it's kidney beans. Ginger infused and flecked with chile, the creaminess of coconut milk cooked into the rice cools the tongue while you pair this with a spicy main dish. Read more Note: I posted Jerk Cornish Game Hens and is picutred in this recipe. See less
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons canola oil shopping list
- 1 small onion, finely chopped shopping list
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons finely grated fresh ginger shopping list
- 2 cups long grain white rice, such as Jasmine shopping list
- One 15-ounce can kidney beans, drained and rinsed shopping list
- 1/2 Scotch bonnet or habanero chile, seeded shopping list
- One 14-ounce can unsweetened Coconut milk shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups water, I used chicken stock instead shopping list
- salt and freshly ground black pepper shopping list
- 4 scallions, thinly sliced shopping list
How to make it
- In a large saucepan, heat the oil. Add the onion and ginger and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the rice and cook, stirring, until coated with the oil. Stir in the kidney beans and Scotch bonnet, then stir in the coconut milk and water. Season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Cover and cook over low heat until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed, 18 minutes.
- Remove the rice from the heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Stir the scallions and season with salt and black pepper. Discard the Scotch bonnet and serve.
- Note: the Rice and Peas can be refrigerated overnight.
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i love this meileen very nice i love caribbean dishes if you noticed i have several recipes i love the spices ...thank you so much
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Definately another winner from you. '5'
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Oh, this sounds so good, with the coconut milk and ginger in there! Saved and will definitely try!
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