Best Rice and Peas Recipe - How To Make Jamaican Rice and Peas

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp. neutral or coconut oil
• 1 tbsp. unsalted butter
• 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
• 1 Scotch bonnet pepper or habanero chile, seeded and finely chopped
• 2 scallions, finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 fresh sprigs thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 whole clove
• 1/4 tsp. ground allspice or 4 whole dried allspice berries
• 1 (15.5-oz.) can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 c. full-fat coconut milk
• 1 3/4 c. water or low-sodium vegetable or chicken broth
• 2 tsp. kosher salt, plus more
• 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper, plus more
• 2 c. long-grain white rice, rinsed