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Quick Caribbean Rice and Peas

If you like rice and peas but hate the cooking time, then this quick Caribbean rice and peas recipe is perfect for you.
Servings 10
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 15 oz Red beans or any peas of your choice drained
  • 2-3 prigs Fresh parsley
  • 2-3 sprigs Fresh thyme
  • 2 medium Pimento peppers chopped finely
  • 1 small Red or yellow onion chopped finely
  • 1 & 1/2 cups White or brown rice washed
  • 1/2 cup Coconut milk
  • 1/4 cup Water
  • 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp Salt

Instructions

  • Warm the vegetable oil in a medium pot. ⁠⁠
  • Cook the pimento peppers, garlic, scallion and onion for 1-2 minutes.⁠⁠
  • Add the beans and cook for another 1-2 minutes.⁠⁠
  • Stir in the coconut milk, water, fresh parsley, fresh thyme and salt.⁠⁠
  • Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes.⁠⁠
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Anguilla/BVI, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Caribbean, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint-Kitts & Nevis, St-Martin/St-Maarten