Peas N Rice (bahamas)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 slices bacon
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup pigeon peas, boiled until tender
• 1 tomato, skinned, seeded, chopped
• 1 cup rice

Recipe

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