Most people who find themselves new to Caribbean cooking at one level or one other at all times find yourself attempting to make Jamaican-style rice and peas (peas and rice?). sadly, if you do not have expertise making rice and peas, it may be just a little difficult. you at all times run the danger of ending up with overcooked and soggy rice. With this in thoughts, I made a decision to share a foolproof method to prepare dinner Jamaican rice and peas, with the identical flavors and texture that you’d get with the traditional technique of cooking this dish. however we’ll use a rice cooker!
you will want…
3 cups (rice cooker dimension cup) pre-cooked brown rice 1 cup coconut milk 1 spring onion 1 tablespoon thyme (recent) 1 cup kidney beans (from a can) 1/4 habanero chile or scotch bonnet (chopped) 3/4 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1/4 teaspoon allspice
*water per rice cooker directions for cooking brown rice *deal with cup of purple beans like rice, so alter water per rice cooker directions
yeah, it is at all times complicated for folks outdoors of the caribbean once we say rice and “peas” and technically we use kidney beans and never peas. wash the rice… or put it in a deep bowl and pour chilly water over it, therapeutic massage it together with your palms after which pour out the cloudy water. repeat till water is obvious. I normally simply put the rice in a colander and let the water circulate by way of it, whereas operating it by way of with my fingers. principally the identical…till the water runs clear.
Place the washed rice within the rice cooker, then add all the opposite components and stir properly. then cowl with water based on your rice cooker directions and convey to prepare dinner.
midway by way of the cooking course of, I like to present it a stir to verify every little thing is properly blended and the heavy purple beans do not sink to the underside of the rice cooker.
Please notice that now we have pure sugars from rice and coconut milk, so after the rice cooker finishes cooking and goes into the “preserve heat” cycle, chances are you’ll wish to flip it off. if not, it will possibly begin to ‘caking’ on the underside of the rice cooker the longer it sits on the warmth setting. depart it for about 10 minutes after cooking, then take a fork and gently work the rice into what my Jamaican buddies name “within the shell” (grainy) rice.
Principally, that is the best method to make excellent Jamaican rice and peas, with out the stress of ending up with soggy rice. If you happen to run into any points or want clarification on something, please use the contact hyperlink (high of the web page) to contact me. If you happen to’re making this recipe gluten-free, please overview the complete ingredient record to verify they meet your particular gluten-free dietary wants. notice: when dealing with scotch bonnet and different sizzling peppers, bear in mind to put on gloves and wash your palms with cleaning soap and water instantly afterward.
