Jamaican rice and peas
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Read about rice in the BrightCulinary Book
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Ingredients
Method
Techniques
- 2¼ cup water
- 13½ oz unsweetened coconut milk
- 1 can green pigeon peas
Combine the water, coconut milk and drained pigeon peas, cover and bring to a simmer.
- ½ tsp freshly ground allspice berries
- 1 whole scotch bonnet
- 3 cloves garlic
- 3 whole scallions
- 2 cup long grain white rice
Add the ground allspice, a whole scotch bonnet, smashed garlic, chopped scallions and the rinsed rice and stir once.
- 5 sprigs thyme
Add five whole sprigs of thyme, cover and hold at a bare simmer 15 to 20 minutes until the rice is fully cooked.
- kosher salt
Fish out the thyme sprigs, fluff and season to taste with kosher salt.
Plating and tasting
- scallions
- lime
Mold into a dome with a small bowl and garnish with sliced scallions and a squeeze of lime.