# Jamaican Rice and Peas

Learn how to make Jamaican rice and peas with tender kidney beans and a touch of coconut, perfect for gatherings.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Caribbean
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- onion white
- green onion
- garlic
- allspice
- 0.5 cup kidney beans
- 1 cup water
- splash coconut milk
- Scotch bonnet
- thyme
- scallion
- rice
- pinch chicken bouillon

## Instructions

1. Chop some white onion.
2. Chop some green onion.
3. Smash some garlic.
4. Add oil to a pot.
5. Add the chopped onion, smashed garlic, and allspice to the pot.
6. Toast the ingredients in the pot.
7. Add a half cup of kidney beans that were soaked overnight.
8. Add a cup of water where the beans were soaking in.
9. Add a splash of coconut milk.
10. Add salt and pepper.
11. Add a Scotch bonnet, thyme, and scallion to the pot.
12. Let the beans cook until they are super soft.
13. Add washed rice to the pot.
14. Add a pinch of chicken bouillon.
15. Stir the ingredients together.
16. Cover the pot and let it cook for about 20 minutes, undisturbed.
17. Serve the perfectly cooked rice and peas with whatever you like.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- pot
- wooden spoon
- strainer
- fork

## Tips

- You can make this rice and peas recipe for yourself or multiply it and bring it to your next gathering.
- The rice should be perfectly shelly, not mushy, not over or undercooked.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQfSfKmAX4C/?igsh=b2Izamxnc21xbXhm
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b43a3401-c37f-4d74-a295-f6a60fee2257
- Extracted: 2025-11-22

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