Rice and Peas Recipe - Publix Super Markets

Ingredients

• Rice and Peas
• ¾ cup dried red peas (red kidney beans). Or canned red peas can be used.
• 2 ½ cups water if making with canned peas; 2 cups water if using dried peas
• 2 teaspoon salt, divided
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled
• 14 oz milk from 1 dry coconut - recipe below (or 1 can of coconut milk)
• 2 stalks scallion, halved
• 1 small onion, halved
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 5 pimento seeds
• 1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
• 1 Scotch bonnet (or habanero) pepper
• 1 lb rice
• Coconut milk
• 1 dry coconut
• 14 oz water