Fluffy Bean Rice (Rice with Peas)
Fluffy Bean Rice (Rice with Peas)

Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, fluffy bean rice (rice with peas). One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Fluffy Bean Rice (Rice with Peas) is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Fluffy Bean Rice (Rice with Peas) is something which I have loved my entire life.

Officially my favorite rice dish ever, Rice and Peas is actually made with rice and BEANS! Simmered in coconut milk and a handful of delicate aromatics, this Jamaican favorite turns boring, bland rice into the star of the entire meal. Authentic rice and bean dishes are ready in minutes with our delicious selection.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook fluffy bean rice (rice with peas) using 5 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Fluffy Bean Rice (Rice with Peas):
  1. Make ready 250 grams Peas (usui endo) (net weight 80-100 g)
  2. Make ready 1/2 tsp Salt
  3. Prepare 360 ml Uncooked white rice
  4. Make ready 1/2 tsp Salt
  5. Get 1 sheet Kombu seaweed (5 x 5 cm)

Technically this rice is called Arroz con Gandules, a signature rice dish in Puerto Rico (some add olives and Rice with pigeon peas stands by itself. Beans are companion for yellow or white rice, usually We ate the beans and rice with baked chicken, but I'm excited to eat the leftovers with avocado. Rice: White or brown both work in this recipe. Onions, garlic, broth: We'll cook the rice in these flavor makers for maximum tastiness.

Steps to make Fluffy Bean Rice (Rice with Peas):
  1. Take the peas out of the pods, and boil for 4-5 minutes in boiling water (enough to cover the peas completely) with 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
  2. Try one and when it's your desired softness, turn off the heat, and let them cool down in the cooking water. This prevents the peas from getting wrinkled.
  3. Wash the rice and transfer in a sieve. When the Step 2 peas are cooled, transfer into a rice cooker with the rice and 200 ml of pea cooking water. Add water until it reaches the line marked "2" in the inner pot of the rice cooker.
  4. Add the konbu, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt into the rice cooker, and turn on the switch. Leave the remaining peas soaked in the cooking water until the rice is ready.
  5. When the rice is cooked, take out the konbu. Transfer the peas in the sieve to drain the excess water, add to the rice, and mix. Please mix gently so that the peas won't get crushed.
  6. The fluffy bean rice is ready to be served.
  7. I tried with frozen peas, and they were fluffy as you can see in the picture.

Cook Rice: Saute your onion and garlic with the rice, then add in veggie broth and cook until the rice is fluffy and tender. Incorporate the stock by the ladle, stirring and simmering until the rice has absorbed all the stock before adding the next ladle. The peas in this aren't really peas at all, but red beans. It is customary in the Caribbean to refer to beans as peas. This recipe uses coconut cream, but the flavor is mild and not overpowering–just enough to give a hint of island flavor.

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