Rice and Peas

Name: Rice and Peas
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 397 grams coconut milk; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped; 473 milliliters long grain rice; 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped; 1 Tbsp vegetable or peanut oil; 28 grams gungo peas or black-eyed; 1 red chile, seeded and finely chopped; 6 servings Salt, to taste; 591 milliliters chicken or vegetable broth

Rice and Peas might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 7g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 419 calories. This recipe serves 6. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 35 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet. Head to the store and pick up chile, thyme leaves, gungo peas, and a few other things to make it today. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Inspiralized Rice: Parmesan Squash Rice Risotto with Asparagus & Green Peas (Gluten Free), Rice and Peas, and Rice and Peas.

Instructions

Although this Caribbean staple is called Rice and Peas it is, in fact, rice and beans. Traditionally gungo peas - also called gunga peas, Congo peas, no-eye peas or, most familiarly, pigeon peas - are used but don't make it a sticking point. I've often used black-eyed peas, and once or twice cranberry or kidney beans. The truth is, as the song almost has it, any bean will do.;

Ingredients you will need

Beans

Pigeon Peas

Cranberries

Peas

Rice

Drain and rinse the gungo peas, and heat the oil in a heavy based saucepan that has a lid. Fry the onion for about 5 minutes, stirring every now and again, letting it soften and brown a little. Then add the chopped chile and garlic, and give everything a good stir around. Now stir in the rice, making sure it is all slicked with oil, then pour in the coconut milk and chicken or vegetable broth and stir in the drained gungo peas. Bring to a bubble, clamp on the lid, and turn down the heat to very low and let it cook gently for 15 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Vegetable Broth