Authentic Jamaican Rice and Peas

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups dried red kidney beans, soaked overnight
• 2 cups long-grain white rice
• 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk
• 2 scallions, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• salt, black, and hot pepper to taste

Directions

1. 1

   Boil the beans, garlic and salt until the beans are tender. Save three cups of the liquid.

2. 2

   Place the beans and the three cups liquid to the pot along with the reaming ingredients.

3. 3

   When it comes to a boil, add in the rice. Let it boil for 20 minutes and simmer when all the water has dissolved.

4. 4

   Stir it with wooden spoon.