By: Chef Carlton Hull
August 11, 2023
100 g (½ cup) Dry red kidney beans (peas)
• 231 ml (1 cup) Homemade coconut milk
• 263 g (1¼ cup) Long grain rice 317g (1½) Basmati rice
• ½ onion Chopped
• 2 Garlic cloves Crushed
• 1 Stalk scallions Chopped
• 4 Sprig of thyme
• 1 Scotch bonnet pepper
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1.12 l (4.73 cups) Water
Using Canned Beans & Coconut Milk
• 1 Canned kidney beans
• 1 Canned coconut milk
• 319 ml (1/2cup) Water
After the water evaporates you should put you burner in low
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Rice and peas is a Jamaican side dish of coconut rice mixed with red beans, perfumed with spices, and a whisper of warmth from fresh chili. Traditionally cooked on the stove but I find it much safer to cook in the oven as coconut milk has a tendency to catch on the base.
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