"Rice 'n Peas" Quick and Easy Version Print

  • 4 cups cooked rice (I like basmati)
  • 1 small chopped and sauted onion
  • 1 clove garlic chopped and sauted (with onion is fine)
  • 1 cup ciijed read beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves (more if you like)
  • 2 TBS cooking oil of preference
  • 1/2 cup coconut milk

In a large saucepan saute garlic, onions until translucent. Add coconut milk, thyme leaves, black pepper and salt to taste. Add Rice and cook on low fire for 8 to 10 minutes or until warmed through.

Jerk Chicken Quick and Easy VersionPrint

  • 2 TBS "Stir It Up" Jerk Rub
  • 1 tsp salt or salt to your needs
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 6 spring onions trimmed and finely chopped
  • 4 large chicken breasts (thighs are better, ask your butcher for skinless boneless thighs)
  • 1/4 pint chicken stock
  • 1 TBS "Stir It Up" Me Reggee sauce (or more to taste)

In a shallow dish, mix together the jerk seasoning, lime juice, & spring onions. Make 2 or 3 deep slashes in the skin and the flesh of the chicken breasts,

add to the jerk mixture, toss and massage into flesh to coat well. Cover and marinate for a least 1 hour at room temperature or longer in the fridge (overnight is best). Preheat a griddle or heavy based frying pan until it is almost smoking. Remove the chicken from the marinade and cook in the pan for 15 - 20 minutes, turning once until golden and cooked through. Meanwhile, make gravy: mix together any remaining marinade with the stock and the BBQ sauce in a small saucepan and boil rapidly for 5 minutes until reduced and slightly thickened. Serve the chicken hot with the gravy, rice 'n' peas, fried plantain and a salad. UUUMMMM!