Comments on: Rice and peas without peas?

By: Gemma-Sue

Gemma-Sue — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:03:13 +0000

Hi Chris, I normally cook Rice and Peas slightly different especially if I am cooking the kidney beans from dry. All the seasonings above (except the chopped onion) go into the pot whilst the beans are softening so that the water turns a reddish color and all the flavors infuse in that water. Then when almost soft I add the coconut milk and slowly bring to the boil before I add my washed rice. Got to admit it sometimes comes out mushy if I havent paid attention to the pot but most of the time its almost as good as mamas in Jamaica! I love this site though – there are a few dishes I needed to brush up on because I haven't cooked them in so long. Have you ever cooked up seasoned tripe or chicken foot soup?? As its Winter I have been buying cow foot, pigs trotters, oxtail, tripe, chicken foot etc all homely foods to get us through! Looking forward to getting a few different recipes on this site. Keep up the good work

By: 7Marilyn

7Marilyn — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:49:56 +0000

Thanks for the recipe Chris. When my husband and I vacation is the Caribbean my husband always looks forward to this dish. He calls it that rice dish that has no peas. I will surprise him with this for supper one night.

By: Alf Goddard

Alf Goddard — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:40:20 +0000

HI chris, looks delicious. Must try as I never cooked beans in rice, always used split peas or black eyes. I will have pigeon peas in rice for xmas as I have found an indian super market down under in NZ that sells freshly picked and frozen imported in sealed bags. Thanks for your recipes, will have to spend some time in the kitchen soon. Greetings to you and your family. Have a nice xmas and a wonderful new year.

By: D. Singh

D. Singh — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:00:58 +0000

Hi Chris,

I forgot to mention that the next time I'm making this rice and peas dish I'll have it with some curry chicken as you did. Thanks my friend.

By: D. Singh

D. Singh — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:47:58 +0000

Hi Chris,
I love rice and peas, the first time I ate it was in Barbados on one of my vacations in 1986, it was served together with fried flying-fish. After I returned home (Trinidad) I would always make that dish and have it together with fish or chicken etc. When my friends came to visit and I serve them that dish they all asked for the recipe. A few people in Trinidad are making it since 1986 as I know. I live in Toronto many years now and I make it regularly as I still love it. Every home I visited in Barbados never made plain white rice they always made rice and peas. In Barbados I stayed at Sam Lord's Castle and just beside it was a small restaurant named Sam's Lantern that made local food and they always had rice and peas. One more thing, I got flying fish from the grocery in Trinidad from 1986 up untill I left for Toronto. I don't know if the groceries still sell it BUT I won't be surprise if they still do.

By: Roz

Roz — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:02:33 +0000

I found a recipe on allrecipes for rice and beans that I have been using for a quick minute that is also very good with – cloves, bay leaf with all the usual seasoning.

By: trini

trini — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:38:42 +0000

That is pretty much what I had for lunch with some charai baji.

By: april

april — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:20:40 +0000

thank you for the recipes. I have such a hard time making rice and beans together. it always comes out soggy. I don't know what to do!!!! UGHHHH!!! I will try your way and see what happens.

By: A Pierre

A Pierre — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:35:19 +0000

Made this yesterday for my husband and friends. Loved it! having the left overs for lunch today!

By: Van Cossin

Van Cossin — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:43:55 +0000

Thanks for that , very interesting. I get so bored of plain rice but i’m not exactly very skilled at cooking.

By: Trevor

Trevor — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:17:48 +0000

Oh and Chris peas and rice is normally a week day dish….. you dont normally get this in a " resturant" but its readily available in most food stalls all around town and in the malls

By: Trevor

Trevor — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:14:54 +0000

whey! I cook this today with some fracasse chicken on d side and green fig pie … for d unique trini touch u missing d shadon bennin and piemento pepper though…

By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:39:51 +0000

Oh yeah! I forgot to add…this weekend, I made the MOST simple rice n beans quick recipe…but it IS cheating to be honest…

I used a rice cooker. 3 scoops of basmati rice, filled up to the "3" line with 1/2 coconut milk (the kind found in the organic section of the grocery – not the canned type) and 1/2 water and sprinkled some tumeric in…stirred well and pressed the button. When it was done, I stirred in a can of GOYA Pink Beans in sauce.

SO easy, yet very tasty with baked chicken and a cuke/tomato salad on de side. Next time, I'm making johnny cake with this since I had so much time left over while the rice cooker did its thing.

By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:33:04 +0000

At home on STX, the food stands would make their beans (red) in a separate pot in a gravy-like liquid that was incredible. It was always spooned over rice in those styrofoam containers so the rice was kind of floating in the sauce…my mouth is watering just recalling this. Does anyone have a red bean recipe that sounds like this?

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:07:13 +0000

Hi, Chris thanks for your posting. I really appreciate coming to the site and reading up on new Caribbean recipes I can try. I really love Rice and Peas, I'm from Columbus, OH and we have a couple of places that offer Caribbean food, but I love learning how to cook it myself. I am always trying to figure out what type or brand new of Rice you usually use to make this Recipe? I prefer White Rice. and I always use Asian market rice (Jasmine) which is kind of sticky and mushy at times. Again thank you for giving us your time and your great posting. I love this site

By: Doonwati

Doonwati — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:41:03 +0000

Hi Chris,
I had this peas and rice dish when I was vacationing in Barbados this was in 1986 and I liked it. I'd eaten it together with Fried Flying fish it was soooooooooo good. I'm going to try and make it tomorrow please God for lunch. Thanks so much Chris. Don't forget to give us the recipe for the Christmas Black Cake thank you.

By: jumbieg

jumbieg — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:58:29 +0000

nice.. thanks for stopping by and leaving your comments. much appreciated

happy cooking

chris

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:10:31 +0000

Love your web-site I haven't coked one thing
I mean one "ting" boi that was not absolutely
out of this world!! Thanks for taking the time
to get all these up here, I know that's a lot of work
much appreciated!

Regards,
Michael

By: jumbieg

jumbieg — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:46:47 +0000

Thanks for stopping by and commenting. happy cooking

By: jumbieg

jumbieg — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:46:21 +0000

you're very welcome

By: Evi

Evi — Sun, 30 May 2010 03:23:32 +0000

I like that you make this dish and most of your dishes with your own unique touch instead of the tradtional way. I think I will give it a try! Thanks

By: virtualization solutions

virtualization solutions — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:46:17 +0000

I love rice & beans very much.I always trying to make rice by different ways but this is the best way..Thanks for sharing this recipe with us and also thanks for the step by step procedure for making.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:25:21 +0000

Erica.. in the Caribbean we’d be lost with rice and some sort of bean or the other. BTW I love what you’re doing on your blog as well. Friends.. be sure to check out Erica’s blog (click on here name here).

happy cooking

chris…

By: Erica

Erica — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:28:06 +0000

I love rice with beans! That is a popular dish in Colombia……that loos delicious.
.-= Erica´s last blog ..Chocolate Flan ( Flan de Chocolate) =-.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:53:38 +0000

Tuty..bay leaf? Now that’s new to me. Does it add a different flavour that’s noticeable? Any chance I cna get you to share that recipe with me/us?

Thanks for sharing.

happy cooking

chris..