Jamaican rice and peas Jamaican rice and peas

A Jamaican meal.A Jamaican meal.

Ingredients (A very important step)Ingredients (A very important step) You will need:You will need: 2 tbs. vegetable oil2 tbs. vegetable oil ¼ cup of sliced onions¼ cup of sliced onions 2 cloves garlic2 cloves garlic 2 stalks scallion2 stalks scallion ½ tsp thyme½ tsp thyme 1 plump tomato (cut up)1 plump tomato (cut up) 1 tbs. salt1 tbs. salt 1 tbs. Pepper1 tbs. Pepper ¼ tsp. ground allspice¼ tsp. ground allspice 2 bay leaves2 bay leaves 1 16oz. can of coconut milk1 16oz. can of coconut milk 1 16oz. can red beans1 16oz. can red beans 3½ cups water3½ cups water 2 cups parboiled rice2 cups parboiled rice 1 Scotch bonnet pepper (whole stem intact)1 Scotch bonnet pepper (whole stem intact)

Utensils (You need them to cook)Utensils (You need them to cook)

Needed items:Needed items: Liquid measuring cupLiquid measuring cup Dry measuring cupDry measuring cup Large stirring spoonLarge stirring spoon Gallon potGallon pot Stove Stove

DirectionsDirections In pot add ¼ cup of In pot add ¼ cup of

sliced onions sliced onions crushed garlic crushed garlic chopped scallion chopped scallion and cut up tomato and cut up tomato in to potin to pot

Add thyme and Add thyme and vegetable oilvegetable oil

Sauté Sauté

Stir in black pepper Stir in black pepper salt ground allspice salt ground allspice and bay leaves and bay leaves cont. sauté cont. sauté

Pour coconut milk Pour coconut milk and red beans, stir and red beans, stir and boil for approx. and boil for approx. ten minutes ten minutes

Add rice and water Add rice and water and cont. stirringand cont. stirring

Add bonnet pepper Add bonnet pepper and bring pot to a and bring pot to a boilboil

Cover pot and turn Cover pot and turn stove down to a stove down to a low setting for low setting for about 30 minabout 30 min

Serve hot with any meat dish Serve hot with any meat dish preferably curried goat thus makingpreferably curried goat thus making