Rice and peas is synonymous with Jamaican cuisine. I get so many questions on how to make it and many people have told me that they think it is quite complicated to prepare. So, I had to share this simple, but oh so flavorful, good till the last bite recipe : ) You can shop my favorites via my Amazon store!
You’ll need the following: (This recipe easily serves 10 people)
Ingredients:
- 8 Cups of Long Grain White Rice
- 8 Cups Water
- 4 Cups Dry Red Kidney Beans
- 2 Cups Coconut Milk
- 6 Stalks Scallion
- 6 Sprigs Thyme
- 3 Cloves of Garlic
- 1 Whole Scotch Bonnet Pepper
- Salt & Pepper
Directions:
- Soak kidney beans overnight
- Boil beans for about 45 minutes on medium high
- Once beans are tender add scallion, thyme, Scotch Bonnet pepper, and garlic
- Add coconut milk and bring to a boil
- Add rice then stir to combine
- Reduce heat to low
- Cover pot and allow to cook for ~25 minutes on low heat
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24 Comments
Atiyah
November 18, 2016 at 1:55 pmThis looks so good! I can’t wait to make this with some jerk chicken!
thejamaicanmother
November 24, 2016 at 2:54 pmThank you so much! Please tag me on Facebook or Instagram so I can see : )
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Jakeema Scott
June 15, 2017 at 6:49 pmCan i cut recipe in half
thejamaicanmother
June 17, 2017 at 9:08 amYes, absolutely you can cut the recipe in half. My recipe is for plenty, plenty rice and peas.
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Marc Dambrosio
December 31, 2016 at 1:21 amWhat an excellent and easy recipe. Oh and a phenomenal webite…definatley subscribing.
thejamaicanmother
January 9, 2017 at 5:30 pmThank you so much!
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Safiyyah
February 11, 2017 at 8:03 pmYes, this look so good. What type of rice did you use? Brown rice or white plain rice?
thejamaicanmother
March 8, 2017 at 9:56 amThanks so much! I used white rice 🙂
KingSr
February 15, 2017 at 12:48 pmLooks great taste better
thejamaicanmother
March 8, 2017 at 9:56 amThanks so much!!
Dorliza Jones
April 23, 2017 at 3:08 amI’m going to make this today! I’m tired of purchasing what I can learn to prepare. Following on IG as soon as I can.
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Cherletta
November 22, 2017 at 10:59 amCan you please do a oxtail recipe please
Kathy
January 9, 2018 at 6:13 pmWhat kind of rice did you use ?
thejamaicanmother
February 24, 2018 at 6:49 pmHi Kathy! I used long grain white rice. Thanks for stopping by.
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Ashley
November 4, 2018 at 4:06 pmDo you chop the garlic cloves
Brittany B
January 24, 2019 at 8:02 pmLovely recipe can’t wait to try!! Question, did you rinse your rice before you put it in the pot?
thejamaicanmother
February 23, 2019 at 7:56 pmThank you, I appreciate you stopping by! Yes, I do rinse the rice before adding it to the pot.
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Luciano
February 23, 2019 at 1:05 pmHi! Do you boil the beans in the 8cups of water for 45mins? And if so, do you have to add any more water before putting the chopped ingredients in?
thejamaicanmother
February 23, 2019 at 8:06 pmHello and thanks for stopping by! Yes it is boiled for 45 minutes or until the kidney beans become tender. The water will evaporate so it is important to maintain that level of water by adding water to the pot during that time. Hope that helps.
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Bobby
August 28, 2019 at 5:29 pmHi, do I use the water the beans are soaked in overnight to cook with or do I drain and rinse the beans, and use fresh water to cook with?
Thank you
thejamaicanmother
August 28, 2019 at 6:26 pmHello there, yes use the water that the beans are soaked in. This adds to the beautiful color you see when the rice is cooked. Thanks so much for visiting my food blog!
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Sarita Cornwall
April 20, 2020 at 12:02 pmHi, I am 1 1/2 years married to my dear Jamaican deaf husband, me deaf too. He moved to America from Jamaica in a couple of years ago. He got tired of eating American foods. Last night and today I cooked first time spicy curry chicken, steamed cabbages and now, your recipe rice and peas. I started to learn that I used wrong kind of beans, Dominican Republic red kidney beans, It took three hours to get the beans tender this morning! Even I soaked the beans overnight last night. What kind of red beans do you use? I saw “Jamaican red peas” at Caribbean food market yesterday afternoon. Is it different from kidney beans? Thank you so much for this recipe. It’s helpful. I did half all recipe equal to a couple of persons. Deaf American wife
The Jamaican Mother
April 21, 2020 at 4:49 pmGreetings and thanks for visiting my blog. I use any dry red kidney beans that I find at my local Caribbean market. I soak it overnight and then cook them. You could also use the Goya Red Kidney Beans in the can. In that way you would not have to soak them overnight and you could begin cooking them right away. Be sure to check out my Amazon store for some of my favorite products and household items. https://www.amazon.com/shop/thejamaicanmother
Hope this helps and blessings to you and your husband.
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