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Quick Rice & Peas

  • Serves 4

  • 25 minutes

  • Dinner

  • Jamaican

Quick Rice & Peas

A Jamaican-inspired classic, this quick and easy rice & peas recipe is perfect for serving alongside my chickpea and sweet potato curry or jerk chicken.

Ingredients

  • 200g long grain rice
  • 400ml coconut milk
  • 200g kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp allspice
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 spring onion, finely sliced
  • 1 scotch bonnet (left whole for flavour, optional)
  • 250ml water

Let’s Dive In!

Stage 1 - cook the base

In a saucepan over medium heat, add a splash of coconut milk and sauté the onion, garlic, and spring onion for 2-3 minutes until softened. Stir in the dried thyme, allspice, salt, and black pepper to release the flavours.

 1 small onion, finely chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

1 spring onion, finely sliced

1 tsp dried thyme

1 tsp allspice

½ tsp salt

½ tsp black pepper

Stage 2 - Cook the Rice

Rinse the rice before cooking to remove excess starch and keep it fluffy. Add the rice, kidney beans, remaining coconut milk, and water to the pan. Place the whole scotch bonnet on top for flavour. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender.

 200g long grain rice

400ml coconut milk

200g kidney beans

250ml water

1 scotch bonnet 

Stage 3 - rest & fluff

Remove the saucepan from the heat and let it rest for 5 minutes with the lid on. Remove the scotch bonnet, then use a fork to fluff the rice before serving. Keep the bonnet for anyone who loves a bit of spice!

Serve with jerk chicken, curry goat or a Jamaican chickpea and sweet potato curry. 

BIFF, BOSH, NOSH!

Quick Biff Tip

  • For extra flavour, swap water for vegetable or chicken stock.
  • If you like heat, pierce the scotch bonnet slightly before adding it to the rice.
Quick Rice & Peas

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