How to Cook Jamaican Rice & Peas (with Gungo Peas & Coconut Milk) | Recipe #58

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: almond milk

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

red kidney beans

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: pinto beans

Black beans are lower in calories, while pinto beans are often cheaper.

Add gungo peas to the instant pot.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of garlic, 3-4 stalks of scallion, and thyme to the pot.

Add sea salt and crushed pimento, along with 4-5 whole pimento.

Cook the peas in the instant pot until soft, checking by squeezing a pea with a spoon.

Prepare Jasmine rice by washing it and having it ready to add to the pot.

Once the peas are ready, add butter and coconut milk to the pot.

Add the washed Jasmine rice to the pot and stir.

Measure the water level to ensure it is no more than one inch above the rice.

Add a green Scotch bonnet pepper on top without breaking it.

Cook until the rice is ready, then test with a fork and remove extra scallion and thyme.

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