Bahamian Peas and Rice
photo by WiGal
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 4 slices bacon, cut into 1/4 inch slivers
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 medium green bell pepper, stemmed, seeded and finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 6 leaves fresh basil leaves
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons salt (to taste)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (to taste)
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
- 5 1⁄2 cups water (or more)
- 3 cups long-grain white rice
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 2 2 cups black-eyed peas or 2 cups kidney beans
directions
- Heat oil in a large, heavy pot over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until lightly browned, about 4 minutes.
- Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat.
- Add onion, bell pepper, garlic, basil, thyme, salt and pepper, and cook until the onion is golden brown, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in tomato paste and sugar and cook for 2 minutes more.
- Add water and bring to a boil.
- Stir in rice and lime juice and return to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover pot, and cook 15 minutes.
- If the rice is too dry, add 2-3 tablespoons water. If too wet, leave cover ajar for remaining cooking time.
- Stir in peas. Cook until rice is tender, about 3 minutes more.
- Remove pot from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.
- Fluff with fork and correct seasoning if needed.
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Reviews
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Ya mon, this was very good! Garnished this with cilantro and used yellow bell pepper as that is what I had. I like the bacon in this. I served ours with Recipe#166284, Recipe#336894, and Recipe#170586. Never had black eyed peas before and will definitely work with them again. Thank you for sharing this Chocolatl. Made while "cruising" the Caribbean during ZWT5 for the Chow Hounds.
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This was a great lunch recipe! I left out the bacon and for the beans I added some left overs of Recipe #138026. I also didn't have lime or green bell pepper so I added lemon and some green beans I also added some turmeric about a 1/2 teaspoon, and a couple arbol chilis. Next time I will add less of the chillies, I made it a little too hot for my own taste!! :) It was great though, I garnished it with cilantro which really complimented the dish. I will use this recipe again! Thank you for posting. Made for ZWT5