Jamaican Rice and Peas - Chili Pepper Madness

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup dried gungo peas (pigeon peas - or use red kidney beans)
• 1 cup chicken stock (- vegetable stock is good too)
• 3/4 cup water (- or more as needed)
• 13 1/2 ounces can coconut milk (1 can)
• 1 cup and 2 tablespoons long grain rice
• 1 small onion (chopped)
• 1 scallion (chopped)
• 4 cloves garlic (chopped)
• 1 Scotch bonnet pepper (seeded and chopped (use 1/2 a pepper for less heat))
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (minced)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
• Salt and pepper to taste