Classic Jamaican Rice and Peas

Ingredients

• Coconut milk

  Nuts, frozen (liquid expressed from grated meat and water)

  14 oz or 397g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  ¼ cup or 59g

• Allspice

  Spices, ground

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ¹⁄₁₆ dash or 0.006g

• Thyme

  Fresh

  3 tsp or 2g

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 cloves, minced or 3g

• Kidney beans

  All types, mature seeds, canned

  2 cup or 512g

• Brown rice

  Long-grain, raw

  1 cup or 185g

Directions

1. Combine the first 7 ingredients (through garlic) in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, and bring to a boil.
2. Stir in rice; reduce the heat to low
3. Cover and cook 20 minutes, or until all the liquid is absorbed.
4. Remove pan from heat; remove the thyme sprigs and garlic, and discard.
5. Gently stir in the beans. Cover and let stand 5 minutes before serving.
6. (source: http://www.health.com/health/recipe/0,,10000000523888,00.html)