Bahamian Style Peas and Rice

Name: Bahamian Style Peas and Rice
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 57 grams sliced bacon, diced; 59 milliliters butter; 425 grams pigeon peas, with liquid; 1 stalk celery, diced; 1 sprig fresh thyme, chopped; 1 Tbsp ketchup; 1 large onion, diced; 4 servings salt and pepper to taste; 1 large tomato, diced; 170 grams 1/2 tomato paste; 394 milliliters water; 355 milliliters uncooked long-grain white rice

Bahamian Style Peas and Rice is a gluten free main course. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 17g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 600 calories. A mixture of bacon, butter, thyme, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Melt butter in a large, heavy saucepan over medium high heat.

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Butter

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Place bacon in the saucepan, and cook until evenly brown. Stir in onion and celery, and cook until tender.

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Celery

Bacon

Onion

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Mix in tomato, tomato paste, and ketchup. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low, and continue cooking about 15 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Tomato Paste

Ketchup

Tomato

Stir pigeon peas and their liquid, water, rice, and thyme into the saucepan. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat. Cook 40 minutes on low, or until all liquid is absorbed. Fluff rice with a fork.

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Pigeon Peas