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Rice 'n' Peas vs Peas 'n' Rice
~ Menu ~ Rice ?n? Peas with Hot Sauce A little Salad Amstel Light We spent an hour or two at the airport the other day which is much more pleasant than it sounds. A cool airy building with huge fans, chickens and cats about to talk to, a good chance of bumping into people we know and good local food to eat as we waited to see our friends off.  Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport, Beef Island, B.V.I. ? to give it its full moniker After they left I bought a portion of rice ?n? peas for my lunch ? really good with just salad and hot sauce. Living here I learnt to love Rice ?n? Peas, a seemingly simple dish of long grain rice cooked with coconut, seasoning and peas, pigeon peas are nicest. Now, it?s a funny thing, on many islands they don?t have rice ?n? peas but they do a similar dish called Peas ?n? Rice although I don?t know if I?d like it ? fancy foreign muck!  Here is a simple and possibly not quite authentic recipe that works for me when I?m not near the airport! Rice ?n? Peas ½ tsp minced garlic 1 onion, finely chopped 1 small red chilli ? deseeded and finely chopped 1 tbsp vegetable oil 400g Gungo or Pigeon Peas (or, to be frank, any dried pea or bean you fancy ? Kidney Beans are often used) - drained 180 ml unsweetened coconut milk A sprig or two of fresh thyme, if poss, or dried, if not 550g leftover rice, although it is OK to cook it specially Salt and pepper to taste ? my Caribbean Sea Salt is lovely in this ~ Cook the onion in the oil, stirring, till starting to turn golden then add the garlic and chilli and cook a few seconds more. ~ Add all the other ingredients except the cooked rice and salt & pepper. ~ Bring to a boil and simmer till the coconut milk has reduced by half. ~ Remove from the heat, stir in the rice, cover and set aside for a few minutes so that the rice can absorb the coconut milk. ~ Taste and season. NOTE ? Whilst being inauthentic and typical of me I like to add half a veg Oxo to the mix. I do like, as I have said, to drink fabulous Spicy Hot V8 with lunch but I don?t have it with spicy food?- then I like something cool and refreshing, like this ?   related searches : Rice
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