Jamaican Jerk Rice and Peas

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Jerk rice and peas is a traditional dish loved by the Jamaican culture. This savory rice recipe is full of flavor and often served with chicken.

This side dish rice recipe uses my flavorful Jamaican Jerk spices and black beans instead of actual green peas. Plus, diced onion, red bell pepper, garlic, broth, butter and jasmine rice.

Jamaican Jerk Seasoning Ingredients:

Just mix all ingredients together and store in a jar until ready to use. This recipe will make about 1/3 cup. If you’re not into making the Jerk Seasoning you can always buy it on-line here.

• 1 Tablespoon onion powder
• 1 Tablespoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon Chile red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1 Tablespoon dried parsley flakes

If you don’t use peas in Jamaican Rice then why is it called Rice and Peas?

That is a great question! I even asked myself prior to making this recipe. Through my research, the Jamaican Peas are actually red kidney beans. Many and if not all Jamaican Rice recipes recommend using red kidney beans and dried beans opposed to canned because that is the Jamaican traditional way. As for me, I am not going to take 8-hours to soaking dried beans to make this recipe therefore, I have decided to switch it up and use canned black beans.

What do you serve Jamaican Jerk Rice with?

I suppose this dish could be served alone but I prepare Jamaican Jerk Rice and Peas with my oven baked Jamaican Jerk Chicken. You can find that yummy recipe here.

Jamaican Jerk Rice and Peas Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small yellow onion diced
• 1/2 red bell pepper diced
• 1 large garlic clove minced
• 1 15-ounce can black beans rinsed and drained
• 1 cup Jasmine rice
• 1 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1 Tablespoon Jerk Seasoning
• 1 Tablespoon butter

Instructions

Prepare Rice

In a medium sauce pan bring 1 cup of chicken broth and 1 Tablespoon butter to a boil. Stir in rice, add lid and reduce heat to low and allow to simmer for 15 minutes. After the 15 minutes remove the pan from heat and set aside.

Prepare other ingredients

In a fry pan add olive oil, diced red bell pepper and onion and sauté for 2 minutes. Then add the minced garlic and continue to sauté for one more minute. Add black beans, jerk seasoning and the cooked rice to the onion mixture and stir together. Slowly add 1/2 chicken broth and cook over medium heat until the broth has reduced or until you achieve desired consistency.

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