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Speciality Dish - Caribbean - Rice and Peas Rice 'n PeasSpeciality Dish - West Indies
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It's usually served as a side dish to accompany meat or poultry, especially highly spiced or hot dishes, as the relative blandness of the rice and peas counteracts the fieriness of the main dish. Having said that, the addition of chilies sometimes renders this redundant. There are also versions which incorporate the meat into the dish.
Many types of beans are used such as Red Kidney beans, Pigeon Peas (Gungo beans, yellow split peas and Black-eyed beans (Cowpeas) and depending on the recipe, different herbs or spices are added, but the basics remain the same: rice with beans, beans with rice. Below are 4 Rice and Peas recipes for you to try. Some use tinned beans for speed and convenience however, if you wish to use dried beans, just soak them overnight in plenty of cold water then drain and boil in fresh salted water until tender. Always use long grain rice. Happy Cooking! Rice and Peas #1 HT ACC West Indian 45mins Hoppin' John HT ACC West Indian 50mins Jamaican Rice and Peas HT ACC West Indies 65mins Rice and Peas with Beef HT MC West Indian 100mins
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