Carribean Rice And Peas
33 Rice and peas is a Jamaican side dish made of red beans and coconut rice that has been spiced and given a hint of heat with fresh chili. It is enjoyed by all parts of Nigeria, traditionally prepared on the stove, but I believe that using the oven is much safer because coconut milk has a propensity to stick to the pan's bottom.
- Total time:
- 50 min
- Servings:
- 6
- Cost per serving:
- $3.20
- Difficulty:
- medium
Step-by-step
Mise en place: prep all ingredients before heat. 33 Rice and peas is a Jamaican side dish made of red beans and coconut rice that
Build base flavor first. For this rice, this means blooming spices in fat.
Combine, balance salt and acid, taste at every stage. Adjust to your palate.
Rest, plate per the plating guidance below, and serve immediately.
Cook's tip
From Hilda Baci's Record Breaking Online Class.
Storage
Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container up to 3 days. Reheat gently to preserve texture.
Freezer: Most cooked dishes freeze 1-2 months. Cool fully before freezing in flat portions.
Plating & presentation
How to plate this dish like a pro
Pack into a small ramekin, invert in the center of a warm plate. Garnish with herbs, toasted nuts, lime wedge.
Common mistakes
What to avoid
- 1Using fresh rice for fried rice. Day-old chilled rice is essential, otherwise mushy.
- 2Stirring constantly. Rice needs to sit on the heat to develop a crust at the bottom.
- 3Wrong rice variety. Long-grain stays separate; short-grain clumps. Basmati for jollof, never sticky-rice grades.
Ingredient swaps
Substitutions for diet or availability
jasmine rice→basmati
longer grain, holds shape
long-grain rice→cauliflower rice
low-carb option
soy sauce→tamari
gluten-free
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