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Jamaican Rice and Peas — Jamaican recipe
Jamaican Rice and Peas, photographed for the Kitchen Pantri cookbook.

Jamaican Rice and Peas

The essential Jamaican Sunday side: long-grain rice cooked in creamy coconut milk with red kidney beans (the "peas"), thyme, allspice, garlic, onion and a whole Scotch bonnet chile for fragrance without much heat. Baking it in a covered pot gives fluffy, evenly cooked grains every time. It's the classic partner for jerk chicken, curry goat and oxtail.

At a glance

Cuisine
Jamaican
Category
Side
Prep time
Cook time
Total time
Makes
8 servings
Calories
About 370 kcal per serving
Difficulty
Easy
Dietary
Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

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