The Jamaican rice and peas recipe is a very common dish in the Caribbean region. It originated in Jamaica but is now common throughout the Caribbean. Though it is called "rice and peas", it is actually rice and beans but it is called rice and peas because the Jamaicans call beans 'peas'.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Caribbean, Jamaica
Keyword how to make jamaican rice and peas, jamaican peas and rice, jamaican rice and beans, jamaican rice and peas, recipes of rice and beans, rice and peas recipe
Prep Time 8hours
Cook Time 2hours
Servings 4People
Author Razi Brown
Ingredients
2cupsBasmati riceYou can use any type of rice you have. The recipe does not call for a specific type of rice to be used.
2 cupsRed kidney beans or pigeon peasAny type of beans can be used, for this recipe, I used red kidney beans
1 and a ¼cupCoconut milkor 1/2 of the canned coconut milk. Like I said earlier, it is a requirement for this Jamaican dish but you can make it without adding coconut milk. Not adding coconut milk will not give the real taste of the Jamaican rice and peas but at least you have the taste of the cooked rice and beans in it.
10sprigsFresh thyme
4clovesGarlic
2 or 3tbspGreen seasoning Green seasoning is a common marinade or sauce used in Jamaica and the whole of the Caribbean. It consists of a blend of spices such as spring onions, coriander, red and green chilies, thyme, and parsley. All the ingredients used in making the green seasoning should be fresh.
½tspGround PimentoThe Jamaican pepper or Allspice. Fresh pimento is preferred.
½tspSalt
2sticksGreen onions or spring onions
½ tbspAll-purpose seasoning
2wholeScotch bonnetsHabanero pepper can be substituted for scotch bonnets.