Here's another variation of Rice and Peas, this one with coconut milk. I made this using basmati rice and it is excellent.


Jamaican Rice and Peas Recipe #373354

This is a traditional and spicy side dish. The "peas" in Jamaica refer to beans, kidney beans in this recipe. Scotch bonnet is one of the hottest peppers. If you don't want this to be quite as spicy, you could use habanero or jalapeno peppers. From Food & Wine. Enjoy!

40 min | 15 min prep

SERVES 6

* 2 tablespoons canola oil
* 1 small onion, finely chopped
* 1 1/2 tablespoons finely grated fresh ginger
* 2 cups long-grain white rice, such as jasmine
* 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
* 1/2 scotch bonnet pepper, pierced several times with a fork(or habanero chile)
* 1 (14 ounce) can unsweetened coconut milk
* 1 1/2 cups water
* kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
* 4 scallions, thinly sliced

1. In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat.
2. Add the onion and ginger and cook over med. heat, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes.
3. Add the rice and cook, stirring, until coated with the oil.
4. Stir in the kidney beans and Scotch bonnet, then stir in the coconut milk and water.
5. Season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
6. Cover and cook over low heat until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed, 18 minutes.
7. Remove the rice from the heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes.
8. Fluff with a fork.
9. Stir in the scallions and season with salt and pepper.
10. Discard the Scotch bonnet and serve.

That sounds wonderful. I don't understand one part though. In the ingredientslisting it calls for Scotch Bonnett Pepper, finely chopped and then the final instruction is to discard the Scotch bonnett before serving. So...should the scotch bonnett be left whole for seasoning, like a bay leave, and then discarded or should the discard the scotch bonnett instruction be ignored.
Thanks

That's an error, and I should have corrected it before I posted the recipe. What you actually do is poke a couple of holes in the pepper and put it in whole. I'll fix it now if I can still edit. Thanks for catching that!

Thanks for clearing that up. I'm going to try this on Saturday! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Thumbsup.gif" alt="" />

this sounds delicious! i always thought scotch bonnet was the same as habanero, so i learned something new. thanks.

Just so there are no unpleasant surprises, the habenero is usually HOTTER than the scotch bonnet, not milder. Don't try subbing habeneros for jalepenos in a salsa. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />