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Chicken Rice and Peas
🏝️ Caribbean

Chicken Rice and Peas

🏝️ Caribbean

Fluffy grains steamed with chicken and aromatics so every spoonful is savoury and separate — a one-pot caribbean classic. About 40 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 10 min Cook 30 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

  • Chicken500 g, thighs
  • Saltto taste
  • Onion1, finely chopped
  • Rice300 g
  • Coconut Milk200 ml
  • Kidney Beans400 g
  • Stock or Broth600 ml
  • Coconut Oil2 tbsp
  • Allspice1 tsp

Optional extras

  • Fresh Thymehandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Rinse the rice until the water runs clear, then drain well.

  2. 2

    Heat the Coconut Oil in a wide pot, soften the onion, and bloom the allspice for 30 seconds.

  3. 3

    Stir in the chicken, then add the rice and turn everything gently through the fragrant oil.

  4. 4

    Pour in the stock, bring to a boil, then clamp on a lid and cook on the lowest heat for 15 minutes without peeking.

  5. 5

    Rest off the heat for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork and crown with fresh thyme.

Chef's tip

Never lift the lid while the rice steams — trapped steam is doing the work.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Jamaican Rice &Peas With Stewed Jerk Chicken | 🇯🇲🇬🇭| Step By Step | Recipe | Lovystouch · on YouTube