Photo: Coconut Rice n' Peas Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups long-grain rice
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 1 (12-ounce) can pigeon peas, drained and rinsed
- Freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Heat olive oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and salt and saute, until onion becomes translucent and tender, about 5 minutes. Add rice and saute another 2 minutes to toast rice. Add coconut milk and fill saucepan with enough water to cover the rice by 1/2-inch or measure by placing your thumb tip on the rice and filling the pot with water until the water reaches the middle of your thumbnail. Bring rice to a simmer, cover and cook until rice is tender and liquid has evaporated, about 15 to 17 minutes.
Remove from heat and let rice stand another 5 minutes, covered. Fluff rice with fork and then fold in pigeon peas. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
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By yadanac
Port Hueneme, CA
on February 17, 2012
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This is a good recipe but for a little extra flavor... Throw 2 habaneros in at the beginning (don't do anything to them just drop them in whole. When you are done cooking take the habaneros out and you have the flavor of the habaneros but no heat. I usually find the pigeon peas in the canned international section of the store.
By Sha191
Brooklyn, NY
on November 05, 2011
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Thanks Sunny and a big thanks to "Bite Around The Corner" for adding her two cents! This was the first time I made this rice and it came out PERFECT!!! You know your stuff. I also made the Oxtail Stew came out great!
By jclark712_12926965
Lebanon, TN
on July 19, 2011
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This dish was very good i used a different ratio than Sunny suggested i followed one of the viewers advise and used 1cup rice = 2 cups liquid and i used half coconut milk and the other half liquid from the beans along with a little water to make the measurements correct. I could not find pigeon peas so i used garbanzo beans and i did as the previous reviewer suggested and place them in at the start of the cooking process with the rice and they did not break down and become mush. The taste of the coconut milk was there along with the beans. Tips from the reviewer that started off with adding her 2 cents thanks for adding it. Thanks to u too Sunny.
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