Guyanese Cook-Up Rice

Ingredients

• •2 cups long-grain white rice
• •2 cans (15 oz each) canned black-eyed peas, drained
• •8 oz smoked ham, diced
• •1 can (13.5 oz) coconut milk
• •2 cups chicken broth
• •1 medium yellow onion, diced
• •3 cloves garlic, minced
• •1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
• •3 green onions, sliced
• •1 tsp salt
• •1/2 tsp black pepper

Directions

1. 1Cook smoked ham and onion in a pot for 5 minutes.
2. 2Add garlic and thyme and cook for 30 seconds.
3. 3Add rice, black-eyed peas, coconut milk, chicken broth, salt, and black pepper.
4. 4Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer for 18 minutes.
5. 5Rest covered for 5 minutes, then fluff the rice.
6. 6Fold in green onions and serve.

💡 Keep the pot covered during the final rest so the coconut rice finishes steaming.

Cook this with Miamzi 👨‍🍳

Miamzi knows what's in your kitchen — it checks this recipe against your ingredients, adds what's missing to your grocery list, plans your week, and invents new dishes from what you already have.