Jamaican Cuisine | Jamaican Rice & Peas

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PREP TIME: 1 Hour          DIFFICULTY: Easy          YIELD: 6-8 Servings

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      Ingredients

•  3 cups rice
• 1 cup red peas
• 5 cloves garlic
• 1 uncut Scotch bonnet pepper
• 3 stalks scallion
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
  
  

     Directions

•  Rinse and sort peas and place in a stockpot.
• Cover with several inches of water and soak overnight, or- bring to boil and boil gently for 3 minutes. Then remove from heat, cover, and allow to sit undisturbed for 1 hour
• Drain and rinse peas. Bring to a boil with water and coconut milk in a pressure cooker.
• Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 1/2 hour or until beans are tender and creamy.
•  Place cooked peas in a stock pot. Add scallion, garlic, Scotch bonnet pepper, uncooked rice and salt.
• Check the level of liquid over the rice and make sure there is at least one inch of liquid
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, add thyme, cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes or until rice is tender.
  
  
  
  
  

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