How To Make Pigeon Peas and Rice Recipe| ⚠️ Warning Flavorful| Soul Food Sunday Series P.1

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

pigeon peas

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Canned beans are more accessible and cost-effective.

Add 5 slices of thick cut Hickory bacon to the pot.

Add 1 medium chopped yellow onion and 1/2 chopped green bell pepper to the pot and caramelize the veggies.

Add 2 tablespoons of tomato paste to the pot.

Add 3 sprigs of thyme to the pot.

Ground up 1 beef bouillon cube and add it to the pot.

Add 1 tablespoon of chicken bouillon powder to the pot.

Add 2 tablespoons of Jamaican Browning sauce to the pot for color and mix everything together.

Add the contents of a 15.5-ounce can of pigeon peas (including the water) to the pot and stir.

Add 1/4 cup of coconut milk to the pot.

Add 2.5 cups of Uncle Ben's long grain rice to the pot.

Add 3 cups of water to the pot.

Add a sprinkle of ground black pepper to the pot.

Add the cooked bacon back into the pot and 1 Scotch bonnet pepper.

Stir the mixture and cover the pot until done.

Once the water starts to look like it's absorbed, turn off the stove and cover the pot until finished.

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