Black History Month Recipe: Jamaican Rice and Peas
As part of our Black History Month celebrations, we are looking at some delicious recipes from around the world. Serve rice and peas as a side with Caribbean-style jerk chicken, or other barbecued meats. The 'peas' are actually kidney beans!
What you'll need:
2x 400g can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
400ml can of low-fat coconut cream
1 Scotch Bonnet pepper (optional)
½ tsp fresh thyme
½ tsp ground allspice
6 spring onions, sliced
200g long grain rice
Method:
- Pour 2 tinned rice and peas or kidney beans into a medium-sized pot
- Boil with fresh thyme for approx. 5 minutes
- Add mixed herbs to the pot whilst it's boiling
- Add 1 scotch bonnet – optional whilst beans are boiling
- Add one tin of coconut cream and allow to boil until it looks cooked
- Add rice into pot and allow to boil for a few minutes and turn heat right down
- Cover with foil
- Cook and stir every ten minutes until cooked
- Remove thyme and serve
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