Jamaican Rice And Pigeon Peas Recipe
This classic Caribbean style rice and pigeon pea recipe is so simple and satisfying, it'll easily become one of your favorite rice dishes.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1½ cup rice
- ½ cup pigeon peas
- 1 can coconut milk
- 2 cups water
- ½ onion chopped
- 1 tbsp ginger minced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp thyme
- to taste tsp salt and pepper
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1 scotch bonnet pepper or chili pepper
Instructions
- Add oil to a pot over low to medium heat.
- Add onions, garlic, and ginger and cook until translucent.
- Add thyme, black pepper, and allspice and cook for a few minutes until fragrant.
- Add pigeon peas, coconut milk, water, and salt and bring to a boil.
- Cook on low heat while covered for about 30 minutes.
- Add washed rice and stir. At this point you can taste for any further seasonings.
- Cover with a lid, bring to a boil, and simmer for 25 minutes.
- Allow rice to sit off the stove for another 15 minutes.
- Once cooled, use a fork to fluff up the rice and serve.