Jamaican Rice and Peas

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2021

No Jamaican feast is complete without the “coat of arms.”

SERVES6

TIME2¼ hours, plus 8 hours soaking

Jamaican Rice and Peas

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Rice and peas is so foundational in Jamaican cooking that it has been called the nation's “coat of arms.” Brought to Jamaica by enslaved West Africans who were skilled at growing and cooking rice and beans, the dish was traditionally made o...

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