JAMAICAN RICE & PEAS

Guys, my 8^th recipe is going to be about a Jamaican dish called ''Rice and peas or peas and rice''.  This is actually, one of those classic Jamaican dishes and to be fair it can be found through out the Caribbean. This recipe is super easy to make and quite tasty, goes well with any kind of meat curry or by itself.

INGREDIENTS

• Red kidney beans (boiled/canned)          2 cups
• Rice                                                   1 1/2 cups
• Onion (Diced)                                      1
• All spice                                              1 tea spoon
• Garlic cloves                                        2 (chopped)
• Green chillies                                      3 (chopped)
• Herbs (of your preference)
• Spring onion (chopped)                         2
• Black pepper                                       1 table spoon
• Coconut milk (any milk you have)            1 cup
• Salt (to taste)
• Butter                                                3 table spoons
• Water                                                 2 cups

METHOD

1. Heat a pan and add butter
2. Add garlic, onion, spring onion and sauté them until the onions get translucent (medium heat).
3. Add in your herbs, pepper, all spice and stir well.
4. Put your rice and beans and mix it well
5. Then add the chillies, salt, coconut milk, some butter and 2 cups of water and bring that up to a boil.
6. When it starts to boil bring down your heat and cook it until it looks grainy and the water disappears.
7. Stir every 15mins & make sure you cook it with the lid on.
8. Once the rice & beans cooked, you’re ready to serve.

Bon Appetit

:)