Cook-Up RiceCoconut Rice with Peas and Smoked Meat
Cook-up rice is a flexible Guyanese one-pot dish of rice, peas or beans, coconut milk, aromatics, and meat or fish.
Prep
8h 20m
Cook
1h 30m
Serves
6
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Ingredients
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Rice
- 400gWhite Rice (rinsed)
Peas
- 200gPigeon Peas (soaked overnight)
Rice
- 400mlCoconut Milk
Meat
- 250gSalted Beef (cut into small pieces)
- 250gSmoked Sausage (sliced)
- 150gOnion (finely chopped)
- 15gGarlic (crushed)
- 10gFresh Thyme
Rice
- 3gBlack Pepper
- 5gSalt
Meat
- 20mlVegetable Oil
Peas
- 650mlWater
Rice
- 600mlWater
Meat
- 1.5lWater (cold)
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Method
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- 01
Drain the soaked pigeon peas, cover them with the water, and bring to a full boil. Boil for 10 minutes, then simmer until nearly tender.
- 02
Place the salted beef in a saucepan, cover with the cold water, and bring to a boil. Drain; repeat the blanching with fresh water only if the meat remains very salty.
- 03
Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened, then stir in the garlic and fresh thyme.
- 04
Add the salted beef and smoked sausage and cook until lightly browned.
- 05
Stir in the white rice, then add the cooked pigeon peas with their liquid, coconut milk, water, black pepper, and salt.
- 06
Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook until the white rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed.
- 07
Rest the pot covered, then fluff gently and serve piping hot.
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