GUYANESE COOK-UP RICE / DELICIOUS BLACK EYED PEAS W/ CHICKEN & BEEF @candythaglamcook RECIPE

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk + coconut extract

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

black-eyed peas

🥗Healthier: kidney beans

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Canned beans are more accessible and save prep time.

meat (chicken, beef, or pork)

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: vegetable protein

Tofu provides a plant-based protein alternative.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is often less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

Soak black-eyed peas overnight in water, covering them completely, and set aside.

If short on time, cook the beans directly but note it will take longer.

Discard the soaking water after soaking the beans.

Add better than bouillon beef base to the beef chunks and better than bouillon chicken base to the chicken thighs for flavor enhancement.

Massage the seasonings into the meat and marinate in the fridge overnight.

Chop onions, garlic, scallions, bell peppers, and any other herbs you prefer.

Boil black-eyed peas in a pot on medium-high heat for about 45 minutes to an hour, adding a bay leaf for flavor.

In a separate pot, boil red kidney beans for the same duration, also with a bay leaf.

Prepare beef broth by mixing three cups of hot water with three teaspoons of better than bouillon beef base.

Use one cup of the beef broth in the pressure cooker for the meat and reserve the other two cups for cooking rice.

Sauté beef in the pressure cooker using coconut oil until browned, then add chicken and sauté until cooked through.

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