Recipe: Tasty Jamaican Rice & Peas

Jamaican Rice & Peas. Check the level of liquid over the rice and make sure there is at least one inch of liquid (if not, you may add water or broth to cover). Serve hot as a side dish, with Jamaican hot sauce as a condiment, if desired. This adds a sweet, vegetarian complement to spicy dishes!

When the beans are tender, stir in the coconut. A common side in Jamaican cooking is a dish called "Rice and Peas". Jamaican dinners, particularly on special occasions, aren't served with plain white rice. You can cook Jamaican Rice & Peas using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Jamaican Rice & Peas

1. Prepare 1 cup of red kidney beans or 1 can pinto beans( I used kidney beans.
2. You need 1 pack of coconut powder or 1 can coconut cream.
3. You need 2 cups of long grain rice or your fav.
4. Prepare 1/4 cup of butter.
5. You need 1/2 tsp of Salt.
6. You need 2 sprig of (stalk) thymes.
7. You need 1 tsp of chicken seasoning or paprika (optional).
8. Prepare 1 of green scotch bonnet pepper(jamaican pepper).
9. It's 1 of garlic.

They jazz up their rice with beans (traditionally Pigeon peas), coconut milk, and a lot of flavor! For a deeper flavor, I added creole spice to up the flavor in this coconut milk rice and beans meal. Authentic Jamaican Rice and Peas Recipe Don't worry though, I've done all the leg work and have finally perfected one of the foundational pieces of any Jamaican dish. If you ask me, Authentic Jamaican Rice and Peas is an awesome side dish that goes with pretty much any main dish such as curry goat, curry chicken, stew chicken , oxtail-you.

Jamaican Rice & Peas instructions

1. If using can beans pour bean in 2 cups of boiling water and follow the rest of the recipe. If used red kidney beans wash beans and then add to 7 cups of water with the garlic and allow to cook or until beans are tender. Used pressure cooker for quicker cooking.
2. To the cooked beans stir in coconut milk or cream(if used powder mix it in 1 cup of water), salt, seasoning,thyme,pepper,butter,jamaican pepper and cover and cook for 5mins.
3. Wash rice and then stir it into coconut mixture. Cover and let simmer for 20 mins on low heat or until rice is cooked and all the liquid is dried up. Ps less liquid the better so the rice doesnt become a puddle. I'd say liquid should be 1inch above the rice.if your liquid is too much the cooking time is longer and the rice will be overcooked. Stir occasionally throughout the cooking period to ensure all grains of the rice is cooked and doesnt stick to the pot..
4. Enjoy!.

HOW TO SERVE THE JAMAICAN RICE AND PEAS. You can serve this easy rice and beans recipe as it is with sliced vegetables like tomatoes and cucumbers or a salad on the side. I make this delicious salad with yogurt dressing many times when serving Jamaican rice and peas. But it also makes a great side dish for roast chicken, pan fried chicken breast, spicy chicken strips, actually any kind of. It goes amazingly well with Jamaican Chicken with Mango Salsa (on this site).