Side Dish

Jamaican Style Peas and Rice (Red Beans and Rice) is for Side Dish.

Jamaican Style Peas and Rice (Red Beans and Rice) takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Jamaican Style Peas and Rice (Red Beans and Rice) takes 200 minutes to cook.

Jamaican Style Peas and Rice (Red Beans and Rice) makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Jamaican Style Peas and Rice (Red Beans and Rice) are:

2 cups dried small red beans
3 cloves garlic, minced
5 1/2 cups water
salt, to taste
2 2/3 cups coconut milk
pepper, to taste
1 medium onion, chopped
2 sprigs fresh thyme (about 1 tsp)
2 fresh habanero or scotch bonnet peppers
2 2/3 cup jasmine rice, uncooked

Here is how you make Jamaican Style Peas and Rice (Red Beans and Rice):

In a saucepan combine - dried beans, water, garlic and salt.Bring to a boil.Cook, covered over medium heat for about 2 hours - until beans are tender.Add the coconut milk, pepper, onion, thyme and whole fresh peppers.Bring to a boil.Cook, covered at a simmer for about 25 minutes - until rice is done and liquid has been absorbed.Makes 12 servings.Note - If you follow the recipe exactly this dish is on the light side seasoning wise, as it is traditionally used as the side dish to very flavorful curry type dishes. If you want to bump up the flavor I recommend adding double the garlic and thyme and increasing the number of hot peppers too. Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SLCOLMAN.

The nutritional information for Jamaican Style Peas and Rice (Red Beans and Rice) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 252.2

• Total Fat: 6.0 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 40.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 51.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 10.9 g
• Protein: 8.0 g