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Instant Pot Rice and Peas

Name: Instant Pot Rice and Peas
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Jamaican
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 brown onion, chopped; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 2 spring onions, chopped; 370g long grain rice; 180ml coconut milk; 1.5 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp ground allspice; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 1 tin (400g) red kidney beans, undrained; 2 sprigs fresh thyme

Speedy pressure cooker coconut rice packed with tender kidney beans, aromatics and fragrant thyme.

30 min serves 4 Easy Watch

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil500ml

1 brown onion, chopped1

1 garlic clove, finely chopped3 pack

2 spring onions, chopped1 bunch

370g long grain rice1kg

180ml coconut milk400ml

1.5 tsp salt750g

1/2 tsp ground allspice38g

1/4 tsp black pepper100g

1 tin (400g) red kidney beans, undrained400g

2 sprigs fresh thyme20g

Method

Instructions
Set Instant Pot to "Sauté." Once Hot, add olive oil. Then add yellow onion and stir until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and green onions and stir for about 30 more seconds.
Press “Cancel” on the Instant Pot. Add rice, coconut milk, water, salt, allspice, and black pepper and stir.
Pour undrained kidney beans on top of the rice mixture. Do not stir. Lay sprigs of thyme on top. Cover the Instant Pot, ensuring the valve is set to “Sealing.”
Press “Manual” or “Pressure Cook” on the Instant Pot and set for High pressure for 6 minutes.
Once the pressure cooking time is done, allow it to natural release for 10 minutes, then quick release any remaining pressure by moving valve to "Venting"
Open lid and remove thyme sprigs. Fluff rice with fork and Enjoy!
Stove Top Instructions
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add yellow onion and stir until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and green onions and stir for about 30 more seconds.
Add rice, undrained kidney beans, coconut milk, water, salt, allspice, and black pepper and stir until combined. Lay thyme on top. Bring mixture to a simmer.
Cover with a lid and reduce heat to low. Allow to cook for 18 minutes over low heat, then remove from heat. Leave the lid on for an additional 5 minutes.
Open the lid and remove the thyme. Fluff rice with fork. Enjoy.

Cost to cook

serves 4 · I have the cupboard staples

Mostly estimated prices. Full-pack shop cost · about £3.15 of it is what this recipe actually uses.

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Method

Instructions

Set Instant Pot to "Sauté." Once Hot, add olive oil. Then add yellow onion and stir until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and green onions and stir for about 30 more seconds.

Press “Cancel” on the Instant Pot. Add rice, coconut milk, water, salt, allspice, and black pepper and stir.

Pour undrained kidney beans on top of the rice mixture. Do not stir. Lay sprigs of thyme on top. Cover the Instant Pot, ensuring the valve is set to “Sealing.”

Press “Manual” or “Pressure Cook” on the Instant Pot and set for High pressure for 6 minutes.

Once the pressure cooking time is done, allow it to natural release for 10 minutes, then quick release any remaining pressure by moving valve to "Venting"

Open lid and remove thyme sprigs. Fluff rice with fork and Enjoy!

Stove Top Instructions

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add yellow onion and stir until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and green onions and stir for about 30 more seconds.

Add rice, undrained kidney beans, coconut milk, water, salt, allspice, and black pepper and stir until combined. Lay thyme on top. Bring mixture to a simmer.

Cover with a lid and reduce heat to low. Allow to cook for 18 minutes over low heat, then remove from heat. Leave the lid on for an additional 5 minutes.

Open the lid and remove the thyme. Fluff rice with fork. Enjoy.