Recipe for Bahamian Peas n’ Rice

Ingredients:

1 c. pigeon peas – boil until tender (or use canned pigeon peas) 2 strips bacon – fry and crumble 1 chopped onion – cook in bacon fat 1 chopped bell pepper 1 tomato, skinned, seeded, chopped or 1 Tbs. tomato paste ½ tsp. salt Black pepper ½ tsp. thyme 2 c. water 1 c. rice 1 tsp. browning

Instructions:

Put all the ingredients in a pot and bring ingredients to a boil. Then add rice and simmer covered until cooked