Jamaican Rice And Peas

Total Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups dried red kidney beans, soaked overnight
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 (13 ounce) can unsweetened coconut milk
• 2 scallions, chopped
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 2 cups rice
• 1 whole scotch bonnet pepper

Recipe

• 1 boil the beans and garlic according to the package directions until the beans are tender.
• 2 save enough liquid from the cooked beans to add to the coconut milk to make 4 cups.
• 3 place the beans and the liquid in a large pot along with the scallions and thyme.
• 4 bring to a boil then add in the rice. reduce heat to low, place the whole pepper in the pot and cover. cook on low until the liquid has been soaked up by the rice and the rice is cooked.