Ingredients

  • 3 cups par-boil rice or 3 cups long grain rice
  • 1 lb salt beef (cut up) or 1 lb pig, tail (cut up)
  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
  • 1 tomatoes
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 cup gungo black-eyed peas or 1 cup any favorite type beans
  • seasoning salt, to taste
  • black pepper, to taste
  • 1 scotch bonnet pepper (optional)

Method

  • Bring water to a boil, add peas. Cook until soft.
  • In another pot boil the pig tail or salt beef until most of the salt is removed.
  • Drain the pig tail or salt beef from water and set aside.
  • To the water, add chopped onion, garlic, thyme, tomatoes, meat, coconut milk or creme, pepper,and rice. Bring to a boil then lower heat and cover pot to steam rice for 30 minute.
  • Add the peas and pig tail or salt beef to the rice and serve.