Rice and Peas

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 8 servings

What Canadians call red kidney beans, Jamaicans know as "peas."

Ingredients

1/2 cup chopped bacon 1/2 1/2cup cupchopped bacon
4 green onions , chopped4 4green oniongreen onions, chopped
1 clove garlic , minced1 1clove garliccloves of garlic, minced
1 sweet green pepper , chopped1 1sweet green peppersweet green peppers, chopped
3 cups chicken stock 3 3cups cupschicken stock
1 1can (400 mL) can (400 mL)unsweetened coconut milk
1 1can (19 oz/540 mL) can (19 oz/540 mL)red kidney beanred kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 Scotch bonnet pepper 1 1Scotch bonnet pepperScotch bonnet peppers
1/2 tsp dried thyme 1/2 1/2tsp tspdried thyme
2 cups parboiled rice 2 2cups cupsparboiled rice
Salt Salt

Preparation

In large heavy pot, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, about 4 minutes; drain off fat. Add green onions, garlic and green pepper; cook for 3 minutes. Add stock, coconut milk, beans, Scotch bonnet pepper and thyme; bring to boil. Stir in rice and return to boil; cover, reduce heat to low and cook for about 25 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid absorbed. Remove whole pepper; fluff with fork and season with salt to taste.

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