Bahamian Pigeon Peas And Rice Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, combine the oil, bacon, onion, bell pepper, celery, thyme leaves, a pinch of salt, and a few grinds of pepper. Cook, stirring, until the bacon is crisped and the onion is tender and fragrant, about 10 minutes.
• Add the garlic and rice and toast the rice until it has a nutty, popcorn-like scent, about 10 minutes more.
• Stir in the peas, tomatoes, tomato sauce, Worcestershire, habanero pepper, and 3 cups water. Bring the pot to a boil, and then reduce to a low simmer and cover. Cook until the rice absorbs the liquid, 35 to 40 minutes. Try to avoid lifting the lid until the 30-minute mark, as the steam helps cook the rice.
• Serve warm.

Steps:

• Place a large Dutch oven over medium heat and add the oil and bacon. Cook, stirring, until the bacon is crispy and golden and the fat has rendered, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the onions, green peppers, red peppers, rice and salt; cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, until the onion is soft and the rice is lightly toasted. Add the tomato paste and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring. Add the oregano, cumin, pigeon peas, tomatoes, chicken stock and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Cover with a lid and cook until the rice is tender, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Remove the lid and fluff the rice with a fork. Garnish with cilantro and scallions.

Steps:

• Place pigeon peas in bowl and cover with several inches extra water; soak overnight. Drain.
• In a large, heavy saucepan, combine drained pigeon peas with water (or water and coconut milk). Bring to the boil and add the ham hocks, onion, 1 clove of the garlic, and the chile. Reduce heat to medium-high and simmer, uncovered, until the peas are tender, about 45 minutes.
• Stir in the rice; reduce heat to medium, cover, and cook until the rice is tender, another 20-30 minutes. About 5 minutes before the rice is tender, add the last garlic clove to the pot by squeezing it through a garlic press.
• Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper and red-hot sauce, if using, and serve.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 1 tablespoon. , Add the onion, celery and green pepper to drippings; cook and stir over medium-high heat for 5-7 minutes or until tender. Stir in the pigeon peas, ham, tomato paste, thyme, salt and pepper., Add the water, coconut milk and cooked bacon; bring to a boil. Stir in rice. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45-50 minutes or until rice is tender. Remove thyme sprigs.

Steps:

• Boil peas in medium saucepan with 5-6 cups of water.
• Cook for 45 minutes or until tender and set aside.
• Fry bacon in a medium pot with the scallions, garlic, and red pepper.
• Saute for 3- 5 minutes and add salt, pepper, thyme, and tomato paste.
• Add peas and 4 cups of the water that was used to boil them in.
• Bring to a boil and add rice.
• Reduce heat, cover tightly, until most all of the water has evaporated.

Steps:

• Place the ham (or bacon) fat in a saute pan and render fat. Remove any undesirable remaining fat solids, leaving rendered fat in the pan.
• Add oil to the pan and add chopped onion. Saute until lightly browned.
• Add thyme and tomato paste to the pan with the onions. Stir and simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Add drained pigeon peas to the tomato mixture, add water and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and add the rice. Lower the heat, cover and simmer for 20 - 30 minutes until the rice is tender.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large, heavy pot over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until lightly browned, about 4 minutes.
• Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat.
• Add onion, bell pepper, garlic, basil, thyme, salt and pepper, and cook until the onion is golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in tomato paste and sugar and cook for 2 minutes more.
• Add water and bring to a boil.
• Stir in rice and lime juice and return to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover pot, and cook 15 minutes.
• If the rice is too dry, add 2-3 tablespoons water. If too wet, leave cover ajar for remaining cooking time.
• Stir in peas. Cook until rice is tender, about 3 minutes more.
• Remove pot from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.
• Fluff with fork and correct seasoning if needed.

Steps:

• In a skillet, over medium heat, fry bacon until crisp, about 5 minutes, then remove bacon to cool it before crumbling it.
• In the same skillet & in the bacon fat, cook the chopped onion until slightly transluscent, about 3-5 minutes.
• In a sauce pan over medium-high heat, combine all ingredients EXCEPT the rice, & bring to a boil.
• Add rice, then turn down the heat & simmer until cooked, about 30 minutes.