The
quantities of ingredients will depend on the number of people
you are cooking for: 1
cup of rice per person.
|
Rice
and peas |
Ingredients
-
For Rice and Peas
1/2
cup of black eye peas
Seasoning - thyme,
garlic,
black pepper, salt
1
onion
Coconut cream
1/4 1lb rice
Method:
1
- Soak
the black eye peas over night.
2
-
The next day, boil the black eye peas with thyme, garlic, onion
and black pepper.
3
-
When the peas are cooked, add coconut cream and salt to taste.
4
- Add
the rice to the water and boil.
5
- Let
the rice steam until the water boils out.
|
Chicken |
Ingredients
-
For the Chicken
Chicken - Allow
3 chicken drumsticks per person or 2 chicken thighs per person
or 1 breast chicken per person.
1 onion
Salt,
pepper, garlic
All Purpose seasoning
Lemon or lime juice
Cooking oil
Method:
1
- Skin
and wash the chicken.
2
-
Mix salt, lemon / lime juice, chopped onion, garlic and All Purpose
seasoning. Make sure the chicken is coated in the mixture.
3
-
Place in an oiled pan and fry until golden brown. (You can grill
or bake the chicken instead of frying)
4
- Then
place in an oven for about 30mins at a reasonable temperature.
Ingredients
- For the Gravy
The
gravy ingredients can be varied to suit your own taste.
Red pepper
Orange pepper
Onion
Tomato
Crushed garlic
Salt, pepper
Method:
1
- Chop
the peppers, onion and tomato.
2
-
Drain the oil from the chicken pan into a separate saucepan and
add a little water.
3
-
Mix in the crushed garlic, and chopped ingredients.
4
- Leave
to simmer until the gravy thickens and vegetables have soften.
Serve
Chicken, Rice and Peas with a colourful salad including avocado
pear, lettuce, tomato, red/ orange/ green peppers and cucumber.
This
recipe is excellent. i found that this dish is very satisfying
and tasty. This is one of your best recipes yet! hope to see more
caribbean food recipes in the near future as they are so delicious!
Lizzy