Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 1 Cup Parboiled Rice
1 pound chicken thighs (remove skin) and cut in small pieces (about 4 square inches).
1 Teaspoon Mushroom Soy Sauce
1 can lite coconut milk
1 can bone or chicken broth (no salt or low salt)
1 Tbls oil
1 12 oz can black eye peas
1 12 oz can pigeon peas
Seasonings and Herbs:
1 medium onion, cut in cubes and season with 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp all spice and black pepper
2 large cloves garlic
2 stalks green onions
1 bay leaf
ground all spice
Salt
Black Pepper
2 sprigs Fresh English Thyme leaves or guyanese dried thyme leaves
2 Hot Peppers (you can use Habereno, dried hot peppers or guyanese cherry peppers)
1 celery stick, chopped finely
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Directions: |
Directions:Season chicken:
Season chicken with 1/2 of the onions, all of the garlic, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 bay leaf, 1/4 tsp black pepper, 1/4 tsp all spice.
Saute Chicken:
In 5 Quart Dutch Oven pot, heat 1 TBLS oil. When oil is hot, add seasoned chickenand cook for about 10 minutes. Add mushroom soy sauce and cook for another 5 minutes. Remove chicken from pot and put to the side in a plate or bowl.
Cook Rice and beans:
Using the same pot, add 3 cups water, bone or chicken broth and coconut milk and bring to a boil.
Add Rice, 1 tsp all spice, 2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp blackpepper, 2 springs of thyme (when it starts to boil, lower heat to medium, cover pot and cook for 20 minutes), stiring occasionaly.
Add pigeon peas, black eye peas, cooked chicken, chopped celery sticks and hot peppers
Cover pot and cook for 15 more minutes then turn off stove.
Stir in green onions and let sit for about 15 minutes before serving
Serve with cucumbers with vinegar dressing:
1 large cucumber, partially peeled (leave some of the skin on)
Take a fork and run it down lengthwise on the cucumber (when you slice the cucumbers, it will look pretty and also allow the vinegar dressing to get into the cucumbers)
White Distilled vinegar
Black pepper
Salt
finely chopped hot peppers (1 small)
Mix all ingredients with the cucumbers and let sit for about 10 minutes before service to allow the flavors to come together. |
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Notes: |
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Notes: This is the Guyanese version of paella! This is a favorite dish for many Guyanese and west Indians from South America. Many people make this dish for get togethers, especially around the holidays. This is the one dish that all 3 of my children love and enjoy making it for them.
I used chicken in this recipe; however, you can use any meat (pork, beef, sausage or even seafood if you like). You can also combine meats.
Hope you enjoy this delicious rice dish!
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