Rice With Peas Recipes

RICE & PEAS

Steps:

• Put the beans, coconut milk, thyme, allspice, 4 of the spring onions and 100ml water in a pan, and bring to a simmer. Season with plenty of salt and black pepper.
• Rinse the rice a few times in a sieve until the water runs clear. Tip into the pan and simmer for 10 mins over a medium heat, stirring occasionally, before lowering the heat. Put the lid on and cook for another 5 mins until the grains are tender and the liquid has been absorbed. Fluff up the rice with a fork before serving and scatter with the reserved spring onions.

EASY RICE AND PEAS

Steps:

• Bring water, butter and salt to a boil in a large saucepan. Add rice and peas. Cover and remove from the heat. Let stand for 5-7 minutes or until all of the water is absorbed.

RICE WITH PEAS

Steps:

• Heat one tablespoon of the butter in a saucepan and add the onion. Cook, stirring, until wilted.
• Add rice, water, bay leaf and salt and bring to the boil. Cover closely and cook exactly 17 minutes.
• Meanwhile, if fresh peas are used, drop them into boiling salted water and cook one minute or less until tender. Do not overcook. Drain.
• Heat the remaining one tablespoon of butter in a saucepan and add the fresh or frozen peas. Cook, briefly, stirring gently. Stir the peas into the rice and serve.

WHITE RICE WITH GREEN PEAS

Steps:

• Heat oil in medium heavy saucepan over low heat. Add rice and salt and cook, stirring constantly, until beginning to color, about 5 minutes. Add the onion and continue to cook until onion softens slightly. Add water, stir, cover, and cook over lowest possible heat 2025 minutes until rice is almost done. Stir in the peas, turn off the heat, and let sit covered five minutes. Fluff with a fork and serve.

PEAS RICE

Steps:

• Wash and drain the rice.
• Heat a saucepan over a medium heat. Add butter or margarine and let melt. Stir in cloves, cinnamon, Serrano chile, and ginger. Saute briefly. Mix in rice and stir to coat it evenly. Stir in peas, salt, and sugar. Pour in water and bring the water to a boil.
• Reduce heat to simmer and let rice cook covered for 15 to 20 minutes; or until rice is tender.

RICE WITH CHICK PEAS

Steps:

• Drain the soaked chick peas and, in a large pot, combine them with the water and the bay leaf. Bring up to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer covered for about 2 1/2 hours, or until tender. Drain, reserving the cooking water, and discard the bay leaf. There should be 3 cups of liquid, if necessary, add some water to make up the amount.
• Heat a large ovenproof casserole over low heat and cook the salt pork, turning it over occasionally, for 4 to 5 minutes. Increase the heat to medium and add the onion. Cook for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the yellow pepper, garlic, and bacon and cook for about 8 minutes more, until all the vegetables are softened. Tip the pan to the side and spoon off all but about 2 tablespoons of the fat. Add the rice and stir for about 3 minutes, until it is well coated with the fat and just beginning to brown. Add the salt, pepper, sherry, the reserved 3 cups cooking liquid, and the chick peas.
• Cook partially covered over medium high heat without stirring until most of the liquid has been absorbed and small craters appear in the top of the rice, 20 to 25 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, stir the rice with a fork, and cover tightly. Cook for about 10 minutes more, until the rice is tender. Remove the salt pork and serve.

RICE WITH PEAS AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Tie together reserved cilantro stems with kitchen twine.Heat oil in a medium pot over medium heat. Cookonion and garlic, stirring occasionally, until tender, about8 minutes. Add chili powder, and season with salt andpepper; cook for 1 minute. Add rice, and stir to coat. Addcilantro-stem bundle and the water; bring to a boil.Reduce heat to low, and gently simmer, covered, until wateris absorbed, about 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat, and add peas (do not mix). Cover, andlet stand for 10 minutes. Discard cilantro-stem bundle.Season with salt and pepper. Stir in cilantro leaves.

BUTTERED RICE WITH PEAS

Steps:

• Cook rice in water as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, in large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add bell pepper; cook about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pepper begins to soften. Add peas and onions. Cook about 3 minutes longer, stirring occasionally, until bell pepper is crisp-tender and peas are thoroughly heated.
• Add cooked rice to skillet with vegetables; stir to combine. Stir in Parmesan cheese. Season with salt and pepper.

LEMON RICE WITH PEAS

Steps:

• Cook and stir rice and thyme in hot margarine in medium-sized saucepan 5 minutes or until rice is lightly golden. Carefully stir in both, water, ReaLemon®, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 15 to 18 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.
• Remove from heat. Stir in peas. Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Sprinkle with almonds. Optional: Top with garnish for added color.

PARMESAN PEAS 'N' RICE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, saute rice and onion in butter until onion is tender. Stir in broth and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. , Add peas; cover and cook 5-6 minutes longer or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender. Stir in cheese.

RICE AND PEAS

Steps:

• Combine kidney beans, 2 cups water, coconut milk and garlic in a covered medium-size pot and bring to a boil.
• Add onion, green onion, black pepper, thyme and salt to taste.
• Simmer on medium heat.
• Stir in rice and mix well.
• Cook on low heat until rice is tender, about 15 minutes.
• Fluff before serving.

RICE WITH MUSHROOMS AND PEAS

Steps:

• Combine the rice with 1 1/2 cups water in a heavy-bottomed pot, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer, cooking a total of 17 minutes, until water is absorbed and rice is tender.
• Meanwhile, wash, trim and slice mushrooms. Heat oil in a nonstick pan, and saute the mushrooms until they begin to give off liquid.
• Two minutes before rice is cooked, stir in the mushrooms and peas and finish cooking.

ITALIAN RICE AND PEAS

Steps:

• Melt 2 oz of butter in a saucepan.
• Add chopped onion and celery, cook until just translucent.
• Add rice, cook a few minutes more, stirring to coat the rice with butter.
• Add wine, 1 cup of boiling water and crumbled stock cubes.
• Bring to a boil, add peas.
• Reduce heat, simmer uncovered until the water has evaporated.
• Add another cup of boiling water, cook until evaporated.
• Add the final cup of boiling water.
• Keep cooking until the water is almost absorbed.
• Overall cooking time is about 20 minutes.
• Stir in the Parmesan cheese and 1 oz butter.
• Add salt& pepper to taste.