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Pigeon Peas And Rice Recipe

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How to make it

  • Heat oil in sauce pan.
  • Add onions and peppers cook two minutes.
  • Add garlic cook one minute.
  • Add peas rice and saute a minute or two.
  • Stir in water, lime juice, seasonings.
  • Turn heat to low, cover and cook 20 minutes.
  • Stir in parsley or cilantro and serve.
  • Alternately, a few tablespoons of tomato paste can be added with the water and make the dish a festive red tone.
  • Another variation has half of the water replaced with an equal amount of coconut milk. (not coco lopez pina colada mix) but unsweetened coconut milk that is available canned.

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    " It was excellent "
    maywest ate it and said...
    these sound yummy and it seems pretty easy to cant wait to try it i think i will have it with fried chicken. no ham.thanks havent had this in a while.
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    " It was excellent "
    donman ate it and said...
    Sounds wonderful. I love the mixture of flavors. :)
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  • traditional
  • rice
  • pigeon
  • peas
  • savory
  • peppers
  • colorful
  • stovetop

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  • 2 spoons of oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1/2 of red bell pepper chopped
  • 1/2 of green bell pepper chopped
  • 1 16 ounce can of cooked pigeon peas
  • (alternately you can cook the peas from dried state, drain)
  • Hard to find the peas in the raw state, we used canned because it was more readily available from the Spanish market.
  • 2 cloves of garlic smashed
  • 1 cup of medium grain rice
  • 2 cups of water
  • 1 chicken bouillion cube
  • 1/2 tsp of salt if you want to skip the bouillion cube
  • 1/8 tsp of ground thyme
  • 1 tbsp of lime juice
  • several grinds of black pepper
  • chopped leafy green parsley or cilantro if you like cilantro
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