"Rice and peas" recipe
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Thanks for that.
Sirena
Don't monkey with the buzzsaw
I think probably every mother in Jamaica would supply a different recipe....
crustychick
doo-woop-de-doo
oooh, I would like this too please 
sorry not being actually helpful kittyP!
sorry not being actually helpful kittyP!
Just having the bare bones to work with is helpful. VP tends to add coconut cream to boiled rice, then a tin of kidney beans (with the gunk washed off), and season to taste. Probably not that authentic, but never mind.
felixthecat
are we there yet?
Oh gosh - I make it, but its a bit different every time so a definitive recipe is difficult. Anyway, this is how my M-I-L taught me to make it.
Basically its finely chopped onion, garlic and thyme, sautéed in a little oil. Chuck in a can of coconut milk, salt and pepper, long grain rice and a rinsed tin of kidney beans. There should be about 2" of fluid over the top of the rice so top up with water as necessary. Simmer until the rice is tender.
Sometimes I'll add tomatoes, sometimes I'll use brown lentils or black beans instead of kidney beans, sometimes I'll add chives. Quantities of ingredient vary depending on how I feel, but usually 1 onion, 2 cloves of garlic, about a teaspoon chopped thyme. Oh and watch it carefully towards the end of cooking as coconut milk burns easily.
Hope this is some help
Basically its finely chopped onion, garlic and thyme, sautéed in a little oil. Chuck in a can of coconut milk, salt and pepper, long grain rice and a rinsed tin of kidney beans. There should be about 2" of fluid over the top of the rice so top up with water as necessary. Simmer until the rice is tender.
Sometimes I'll add tomatoes, sometimes I'll use brown lentils or black beans instead of kidney beans, sometimes I'll add chives. Quantities of ingredient vary depending on how I feel, but usually 1 onion, 2 cloves of garlic, about a teaspoon chopped thyme. Oh and watch it carefully towards the end of cooking as coconut milk burns easily.
Hope this is some help
felixthecat
are we there yet?
felixthecat
are we there yet?
That's the pimento Sirena mentioned.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
If in doubt I think there's usually a recipe on the side of the tin if you get Tropical Sun kidney beans. Their recipes are quite good.
http://www.tropicalsunfoods.com/recipe/36/rice-and-peas.html
http://www.tropicalsunfoods.com/recipe/36/rice-and-peas.html
polly
Well-Known Member
My bestie's MIL doesn't saute the onion and garlic, she boils it with thyme and bay and the beans (usually red kidney) in coconut milk and a bit of stock until the liquid goes a dirty colour. Then she adds long grain rice. It breaks lots of cooking rules but it tastes good! I've never tried it with pimento though - that sounds lovely.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Oh, I just assumed it was just rice and peas. Interesting.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
Yep. In my "yootdom" I had it cooked with garlic and ginger in the mix; with chopped onion; with fresh green peas added and (my least favourite) topped with (yuk!) deep-fried okra.
Like it fairly plain, myself.
kittyP
Pluviophile
ViolentPanda said:Yep. In my "yootdom" I had it cooked with garlic and ginger in the mix; with chopped onion; with fresh green peas added and (my least favourite, topped with (yuk!) deep-fried okra.
Like it fairly plain, myself.
I am thinking simple is best but still enough flavour.
I detest okra
kittyP
Pluviophile
polly said:I neeeeed to eat some rice and peas now. What with though?? I love okra but it's too hot to go and buy some.... eta okra is not slimy if you cook it right((((okra))))
Can't you just have rice and peas?
Have a glass of wine/gin/cider/beer if you need something to have it with
polly
Well-Known Member
While I commend your approach to side dishes
Sunday dinner is all about excess. It calls for at least two more things.
fogbat
The Talibum
Have it with MORE rice and peas!
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
I agree - what a vile vegetable!
Rice and peas is lovely though, and might try some of the recipes above.
purenarcotic
Conveniently Pocket Sized
Okra is lovely. It isn't slimy at all, at least it shouldn't be! Fried and dressed with some fresh mango and chilli it is lush.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
Fried and dressed with some fresh mango and chilli it is lush.
And then put in the bin.
Okra is lovely. It isn't slimy at all, at least it shouldn't be! Fried and dressed with some fresh mango and chilli it is lush.
There was I, trudging around the Acre Lane Tesco (this was before they brought in workfare) when I heard one woman of a certain age say to another "She complain my okra was slimey - I give she slimey" as she reached into the freezer for a bag of chopped okra. AFAIK okra's at its very slimiest when you've chopped it.
gaijingirl
Well-Known Member
very very slimey okra is very popular in Japan - in fact there is a whole range of very very slimey foods which are described as "neba neba" which is an onomatopoeic word which describes the viscous threads that form when you eat them with chopsticks. See also natto and yamaimo. Definitely takes some getting used to.
