Dry Pigeon Peas And Rice (vegetarian) #TastyTuesdays | CaribbeanPot.com

Learn how to make pigeon peas and rice (vegetarian and gluten free) in this episode of #TastyTuesdays with Chris De La Rosa of CaribbeanPot.com A classic rice dish made with dried pigeon peas, simmered in herb infused coconut milk, it's a delightful one-pot dish. Based on a traditional rice and peas rice my grandmother would make, but we're doing it fully vegetarian as her recipe would include salted meats. You'll Need... 1 cup dried pigeon peas 3 cups parboil brown rice (washed) 1 tablespoon olive oil (coconut oil works great) 1/2 medium onion diced 4 sprigs thyme 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 2 scallions (chopped) 1/4 scotch bonnet pepper (see note below) 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice 1 1/2 cup coconut milk 2 cups water (divided) 3/4 teaspoon salt (adjust) Optional ingredients 2 cloves garlic slice of ginger More Caribbean recipes can be found at http://www.caribbeanpot.com Get my Gourmand Award winning cookbook, The Vibrant Caribbean Pot - 100 Traditional And Fusion Recipes Vol 2 @ http://www.CaribbeanPot.com/book/ Connect with Chris De La Rosa Facebook:   / 160863714535   Twitter:   / obzokee   Instagram: caribbeanpot Contact: http://caribbeanpot.com/contact/ Pinterest:   / the-caribbean-pot   To learn more about Chris De La Rosa, you can visit http://www.ChrisDeLaRosa.com