Rice cooker Jamaican rice and peas

Name: Rice cooker Jamaican rice and peas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 400 g of basmati rice, rinsed & drained; 200 g of kidney beans, tinned, rinsed & drained; 30g onion, peeled & diced finely; 1 garlic clove, peeled & grated; 15g allspice; 1 scotch bonnet pepper, wash and add a small slit; 5g of thyme, washed; 600ml of vegetable stock, made with 1 stock cube

5 steps

Prep:10minCook:35min

Authentic Jamaican rice and pea prepared in a rice cooker.

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:03:15 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories279.3 kcal (14%)

Total Fat0.9 g (1%)

Carbs60.6 g (23%)

Sugars1.5 g (2%)

Protein6.5 g (13%)

Sodium365.6 mg (18%)

Fiber2.7 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

400gbasmati rice

rinsed & drained

200gkidney beans

tinned, rinsed & drained

30gonion

peeled & diced finely

1garlic clove

peeled & grated

15gallspice

1scotch bonnet pepper

wash and add a small slit

5gthyme

washed

600mlvegetable stock

made with 1 stock cube

Instructions

Step 1

In a bowl, wash the rice using cold water and repeat until the water runs clear and set aside.

Step 2

Then place all the ingredients into the rice cooker bowl and stir and switch on to cook. Optional: include 100g of reduce fat coconut milk.

Step 3

Allow the rice to steam for 25 minutes, once the rice is cooked the rice cooker will automatically switch to the warm setting when finished. Do not stir the rice during this process as it will make the rice sticky.

Step 4

Once cooked, the rice will be soft and fluffy, allow to stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Step 5

Remove the scotch bonnet pepper, then fluff the rice with a fork and serve.