Rice and Peas

Name: Rice and Peas
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Jamaican
Ingredients: 2 cups rice; 1 cup kidney beans, cooked; 1 cup coconut milk; 2 sprigs fresh thyme; 1 whole scotch bonnet pepper

Rice and Peas/rys and peez/

About this dish

Rice cooked with kidney beans in coconut milk, seasoned with thyme and scotch bonnet pepper.

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Ingredients

🍚2 cups rice

🫘1 cup kidney beans, cooked

🥥1 cup coconut milk

🌿2 sprigs fresh thyme

🌶️1 whole scotch bonnet pepper

Method

Serves 2

Combine the cooked beans, coconut milk, thyme, and scotch bonnet in a pot with a little water and bring to a simmer.

Add the rice and enough additional water to cook it.

Cover and simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed.

Remove the whole scotch bonnet before serving.

Fluff and serve alongside jerk chicken or stewed meats.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Rice and peas is a staple Jamaican side dish, especially associated with Sunday dinners, with 'peas' traditionally referring to kidney beans or gungo peas.

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