"Rice and peas" recipe

[kittyP]

Just made another big batch to take to my annual family picnic tomorrow (which is now in my cousin's house due to weather).
I put far too much coconut cream in so it's quite stodgy, but that is actually a good thing as it's mega spicy from me getting a bit "splash happy" with the chilli oil.
This one had crab eye peas in.

Family over from Canada and down (and up) from all over the country

 

[Epona]

Just made another big batch to take to my annual family picnic tomorrow (which is now in my cousin's house due to weather).
I put far too much coconut cream in so it's quite stodgy, but that is actually a good thing as it's mega spicy from me getting a bit "splash happy" with the chilli oil.
This one had crab eye peas in.

Family over from Canada and down (and up) from all over the country

Nice! Have a good time with your family

 

[kittyP]

Nice! Have a good time with your family

My mum is doing a kinda jerk chicken thing to take too.

 

[ViolentPanda]

I'm making some today, just plain, with some chopped ham chucked in at the least minute.

 

[Greebo]

I'm making some today, just plain, with some chopped ham chucked in at the least minute.

And boy do I need it after all the meat yesterday (and into today).

 

[Kid_Eternity]

I'm surprised all these have tinned beans. I was given a recipe 15 years ago:
Soak your kidney beans overnight
Sauté finely chopped onion, two chopped tomatoes and green pepper season add fresh thyme and drained beans cook with loads of water and coconut block a couple of inches square until beans are almost soft , add rice cook until water is dry/beans are cooked (approx 2 hours). Usually served with a roast dinner in the supported house I worked in.

Sounds about right, yeah doing it the real way is to soak overnight (which everyone in my family still does).

 

[sojourner]

How about ackee minus the salt fish? Never made it but the takeaway where I eat it from does it with lots of roasted peppers and a sauce to die for.

sojourner

Ta chuck, but there's no chance of getting anything like that round our way

I ended up roasting aubergine, courgettes and onions and put the same rub on them as last time. Nom! Reckon what I'll do next time is roast halves of peppers, put some actual chilli or hot sauce into the rice and peas, and stuff the peppers with the mixture

 

[kittyP]

Ta chuck, but there's no chance of getting anything like that round our way

I ended up roasting aubergine, courgettes and onions and put the same rub on them as last time. Nom! Reckon what I'll do next time is roast halves of peppers, put some actual chilli or hot sauce into the rice and peas, and stuff the peppers with the mixture

That sounds wicked.
My last lot of RnPs was mega spicy from too much chilli oil but was delicious.
I have some left. Could do stuffed peppers with it, and cheese.
Will I did though as it's been in the fridge for a few days?

 

[sojourner]

That sounds wicked.
My last lot of RnPs was mega spicy from too much chilli oil but was delicious.
I have some left. Could do stuffed peppers with it, and cheese.
Will I did though as it's been in the fridge for a few days?

A few days? I wouldn't, tbh. I left mine out overnight and it caught the sun the next morning so I chucked it.

Cheese. Now then, for some reason I always fancy putting cheese on top, but having done it, it tastes really weird with the coconut!

 

[kittyP]

A few days? I wouldn't, tbh. I left mine out overnight and it caught the sun the next morning so I chucked it.

Cheese. Now then, for some reason I always fancy putting cheese on top, but having done it, it tastes really weird with the coconut!

You are most probably right but it feels so bad to through a huge tub of food away

 

[sojourner]

You are most probably right but it feels so bad to through a huge tub of food away

I know - I feel your pain

 

[Frances Lengel]

I'd still eat it kittyP - It's been in the fridge hasn't it?



If you die, it's not my fault.

 

[kittyP]

I'd still eat it kittyP - It's been in the fridge hasn't it?



If you die, it's not my fault.

Yes mostly, but it did get taken to my cousins in a car and back.

 

[Frances Lengel]

Sack it off then - If you're dubious about it you won't enjoy eating it anyway.

 

[kittyP]

Sack it off then - If you're dubious about it you won't enjoy eating it anyway.

I will. When I can be arsed to take the rubbish down

 

[ViolentPanda]

A few days? I wouldn't, tbh. I left mine out overnight and it caught the sun the next morning so I chucked it.

Cheese. Now then, for some reason I always fancy putting cheese on top, but having done it, it tastes really weird with the coconut!

I did similar with a fish pie once. Added herbs, nutmeg and coconut cream to make the "white sauce" for the fish more interesting, then stuck grated cheese on the mash, and browned it. It was odd, but in a nice way!

 

[Maggot]

Am making it again and have thyme and a scotch bonnet this time,

I'm surprised all these have tinned beans. I was given a recipe 15 years ago:
Soak your kidney beans overnight
Sauté finely chopped onion, two chopped tomatoes and green pepper season add fresh thyme and drained beans cook with loads of water and coconut block a couple of inches square until beans are almost soft , add rice cook until water is dry/beans are cooked (approx 2 hours).

2 hours? Rice only takes about 20 minutes to cook.

Any suggestions for something to cook to go with it? I have courgettes, carrots, tomatoes, beans and all the usual stuff.

 

[sojourner]

I roasted some aubergine, courgettes and onions Maggot - pretty damned nice!

 

[ash]

Am making it again and have thyme and a scotch bonnet this time,



2 hours? Rice only takes about 20 minutes to cook.

Any suggestions for something to cook to go with it? I have courgettes, carrots, tomatoes, beans and all the usual stuff.

I meant 2 hours overall to cook the beans

 

[ViolentPanda]

I meant 2 hours overall to cook the beans

Dozens of Urbanites are shaking their fists at their monitors, and cursing the coconutty gruel that resulted from following your instructions!

 

[Maggot]

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

How much rice?

 

[friedaweed]

How much rice?

I normally put about a mug full in with a similar recipe

 

[Maggot]

Thanks!

 

[felixthecat]

Just seen this - friedaweed has got it about right I think