# Rice and Peas

A delicious Jamaican rice and peas dish, perfect for any gathering.

- Cuisine: Caribbean
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2.5 cups basmati rice
- 1.5 cups kidney beans
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 tin coconut milk
- 13 whole pimento
- 2 stalk spring onion
- strings fresh thyme
- 2 garlic
- 3 tbsp butter
- 4 tbsp oil
- 1 scotch bonnet
- 2 bay leaves
- Seasonings

## Instructions

1. Place the soaked kidney beans in a pot with water.
2. Add 4 cloves of garlic to the pot with the kidney beans.
3. Cover the pot and let the kidney beans cook.
4. Remove the lid and add 1 tin of coconut milk to the pot.
5. Add 2 stalks of spring onion, fresh thyme, and 2 chopped garlic cloves to the pot.
6. Add 13 whole pimento, 2 bay leaves, and seasonings.
7. Stir all the ingredients in the pot.
8. Cover the pot and let it cook.
9. Add 2 1/2 cups of basmati rice to the pot.
10. Stir the rice with the other ingredients in the pot.
11. Cover the pot and let the rice cook.
12. Add 3-4 tbsp of butter to the cooked rice and peas.
13. Cover the pot again.
14. Add 1 scotch bonnet to the rice and peas.
15. Mix the rice and peas thoroughly.

## Equipment

- pot
- chopping board
- spoon

## Tips

- Soak kidney beans overnight with garlic.
- Add oil and butter when you add the rice.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DARohz9Bgkh/?igsh=NWs1YnRheDl3b2dz
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/badda11d-1077-4121-a435-7da04a524021
- Extracted: 2025-11-22

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