Coconut Rice & Peas
I've done a Rice and Peas meal before but it was to accompany this Jerk Chicken dish so it was jerk flavoured Rice and Peas.
It was very Jamaican-y, you should try it out if you love spicy food like I do.
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This one I whipped up because being Nigerian has me just sick of rice.
I mean I used to complain about the jollof rice, fried rice, rice and stew, until I started at my new job and the kitchen guys have shown me rice many ways !
(shout out to MasterChef)
Did you know you could have rice with banga soup ?
Did you know you can have rice with pepper soup ?
Well, I didn't but obviously I tried them all (oink oink).
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So in helping my people jazz up the plenty plenty rice in our lives, here's one for the win...
You would think the Coconut would add a bit of a sweet taste to the dish but not at all, so if that what you're after
...can't help you :)
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Prep time: 10mins
Cook time: <30mins
Total time: <40mins
Yield: 3-5 servings
Ingredients:
Long grain rice. 2 cups
Red Kidney beans, half a can
Coconut Milk, 1 1/2 cups
Chicken stock, 1 cup
2 knoor cube
Salt, to taste
Cayenne Pepper, 2tsp
Crushed chili’s, 2 tsp
All spice, 2 tsp
Ginger powder, 1 tsp
Garlic powder, 1 tsp
Grocery Shopping:
Prep:
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Rinse and clean rice
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Drain and rinse red kidney beans
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Add beans to clean rice and add coconut milk. Salt lightly and soak for 5 mins
Instructions:
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Pour soaked contents into a pot and add boiling water
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Add more salt as necessary, seasoning with jerk seasoning, all spice, chili powder knoor cube, ginger and garlic powder.
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Cover the pot and cook on medium heat for 10mins before checking to stir.
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Continue to cook the rice to your desired softness
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Then removed the pot from the heat, stir contents and leave to air for 2 minutes before serving.
Your Coconut Rice and Peas are ready !
Enjoy ! X
pair with any side of your choice ...
