Guyanese Style Cook Up Rice and Fried Snapper In The Back Yard.🇬🇾

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.

Start by gathering all the ingredients from the garden: seasoning, coconut milk, black eyed peas, chana, onions, broad leaf thyme, fine leaf thyme, pimento pepper, scallions, and pink Himalayan salt.

Bring water to a boil in a pot.

Chop the onions and add them to the boiling water.

Add green seasoning and pink Himalayan salt to the pot.

Pour in coconut milk and let it boil for a few minutes.

Add white rice to the pot, followed by black eyed peas and chana.

Add cash drip for color, and more scallions and onions to the mixture.

Chop koibaji and add it to the pot along with two pimento peppers.

Prepare fried snapper by seasoning it (details on seasoning not shown).

Fry the snapper until done, checking for desired doneness and color.

Serve the cook up rice with fried snapper on the side.

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