Caribbean Rice And Peas

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 10 ounces frozen black-eyed peas, thawed
• kosher salt
• 6 ounces turkey kielbasa, thinly sliced (or other turkey smoked sausage)
• 2 small celery ribs, diced
• 6 garlic cloves, sliced
• 1 jalapeno, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons jerk seasoning
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 cup uncooked long grain brown rice
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 cups stemmed and chopped collard greens

Recipe

• 1 combine the black-eyed peas, 3 cups water and a pinch of salt in a small pot. cover and bring to a boil.
• 2 meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. add the kielbasa and cook until golden, about 2 minutes. add the scallion whites, celery, garlic, jalapeno, jerk seasoning, and a generous pinch of salt. cook until the vegetables brown, about 5 minutes. add the thyme and tomato paste and cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomato paste turns brick red, about 2 more minutes. add the rice, bay leaves, and the black-eyed peas with their liquid to the skillet and bring to a boil; do not stir.
• 3 add the collards; cover, reduce the heat to low and simmer undisturbed until most of the liquid is absorbed, about 50 minutes; set aside for 10 minutes. remove and discard the bay leaves.
• 4 just before serving, add the scallion greens and fluff with a fork.