Jamaican Rice And 'Peas'

Recipe Ingredients

1		Fresh coconut - cracked, and
		Meat removed from shell
4 cups	948ml	Water
1 cup	160g / 5.6oz	Dried red kidney beans - soaked overnight in
3 cups	711ml	Water
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Smoked pork hocks, tails, or
		Other meat for flavoring - (optional)
4		Garlic cloves - smashed
4		Scallions - crushed*
2 sections		Fresh thyme
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Ground allspice
3 teaspoons	15ml	Salt
1		Scotch bonnet - halved, seeded
2 1/2 cups	400g / 14oz	Long-grain rice - washed, drained

Recipe Instructions

* It is traditional to "crush" scallions by placing them on a cutting board and lightly tapping them with the handle of a knife. They can then be removed before serving but still impart their wonderful flavor to the rice and peas.

Break the coconut meat into small chunks with your hands. Add the water to a blender, and blend on high speed, adding the coconut chunks little by little until the mixture resembles a coarse puree. Strain the mixture through a fine sieve and press to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids, measure the coconut milk, and set aside.

Place the beans, along with the soaking liquid into a large heavy pot or dutch oven. Add the pork hock and garlic and bring to a boil over high heat. Cover the pot, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until beans are just tender, about 1 hour.

Add the coconut milk, scallions, thyme, allspice, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil. Stir in the rice and, once the mixture has returned to a boil, stir, reduce the heat to low, cover and cook for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the rice is tender and has absorbed all of the liquid.

Allow to sit for 15 minutes before serving. Remove the thyme sprigs and Scotch bonnet pepper halves and serve.

This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.

Source:
EMERIL LIVE with Emeril Lagasse - (Show # EM-1E63) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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