Jamaican Rice and Peas

Name: Jamaican Rice and Peas
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 coconut; 1 whole green Scotch bonnet or habanero chile; 5 teaspoons kosher salt; 184 grams cup dried red kidney beans; 946 milliliters long-grain rice (not converted); 2 scallions, trimmed and left whole; 2 fresh thyme sprigs; 473 milliliters boiling-hot water; 1 liters water

Jamaican Rice and Peas might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 311 calories, 7g of protein, and 2g of fat. This recipe serves 10. A mixture of coconut, thyme sprigs, scallions, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. 1 person found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Simmer kidney beans in 4 cups water in a 5-quart saucepan, covered, until beans are almost tender, about 1 1/4 hours (do not drain).

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Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400°F.

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Pierce 2 softest eyes of coconut with a metal skewer or small screwdriver and drain liquid.

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Coconut

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Bake coconut on middle of oven 15 minutes. With a hammer or back of a heavy cleaver, break shell and remove flesh, levering it out carefully with screwdriver or point of a strong knife.

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Coconut

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Cleaver

Knife

Remove brown membrane with a sharp paring knife or vegetable peeler, then cut coconut into small pieces.

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Coconut

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Purée coconut with hot water in a blender and transfer to a bowl (use caution when blending hot liquids). Cool purée to lukewarm and pour through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on solids. Working over same bowl, squeeze small handfulls of solids to extract as much additional milk as possible.

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Coconut

Extract

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Milk

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Add water if necessary to total 2 cups liquid.

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Water

Stir coconut milk into almost-tender beans along with salt, scallions, thyme, and chile, then simmer, covered, 15 minutes.

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Coconut Milk

Green Onions

Beans

Chili Pepper

Thyme

Salt

Add 5 cups water and bring to a boil. Stir in rice and return to a boil, then cover. Reduce heat to low and cook until water is absorbed and rice is tender, about 20 minutes.

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Water

Rice