coconut rice Archives - Spice Island Cooking https://spiceislandcooking.com/tag/coconut-rice/ Grenadian Cooking, Grenadian Baking Fri, 21 Apr 2023 23:44:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://i0.wp.com/spiceislandcooking.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/SPICE-ISLAND-COOKING-fav-1.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 coconut rice Archives - Spice Island Cooking https://spiceislandcooking.com/tag/coconut-rice/ 32 32 194886338 Tomato Stewed Chicken with Coconut Rice https://spiceislandcooking.com/tomato-stewed-chicken-with-coconut-rice/ Sat, 11 Jun 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://spiceislandcooking.com/?p=962 When it comes to rice and chicken, it’s always good to have...

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When it comes to rice and chicken, it’s always good to have variations especially in my household. Give this Tomato Stewed Chicken with Coconut Rice a try today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve4SS91-1TI

Ingredients

For the Tomato Stewed Chicken

  • 1 lb chicken or meat of choice, cleaned and seasoned
  • 2 medium onions, chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 3 pimento peppers, minced
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • salt to taste
  • 5 medium sized tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons coconut milk
  • 2 cups water (more or less)
  • 1 bay leaf (optional)
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne, black pepper or pepper sauce
  • 1 tablespoon green seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon oil

For the Coconut Rice

  • 1 cup of rice
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 2 medium sized onions, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • salt to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne, black pepper or pepper sauce
  • 2-3 cups water (more or less)
  • 2 teaspoons green seasoning
  • thyme (optional )
  • cloves
  • 1 bay leaf

Instructions

For the Tomato Stewed Chicken

  • in a large skillet, add oil, green seasoning, garlic, onion and pimento peppers. mix well and allow to sautee for about 3 minutes. next add in chicken and mix well. allow to fry on medium heat for about 5 minutes stirring constantly to avoid burning.
  • next add in tomatoes and coconut milk. mix until well combined. add 1 cup of water, bay leaf, salt, pepper and some more green seasoning (optional) and mix until combined. allow to cook, checking occasionally for flavours and any water to be added
  • once cooked, remove from heat and serve with side of choice

For the Coconut Rice

  • in a skillet, add coconut milk, bay leaf, cloves, pimento peppers, onion and garlic and bring to a boil. add washed rice and stir until combined, add in water (as needed) and season with the green seasoning, cayenne pepper and salt. mix well and allow to cook. be sure to check regularly for any water addition and flavours
  • once cooked, remove from heat and serve
  • enjoy!

Once you would have tried this Tomato Stewed Chicken with Coconut Rice, here are similar recipes to try.

Coconut Dumplings and Stewed Turkey

Grenadian Split Peas and Rice with Stewed Beef

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Tomato Rice https://spiceislandcooking.com/tomato-rice/ Mon, 17 May 2021 19:12:37 +0000 https://spiceislandcooking.com/?p=388 Ingredients 11/2 cups brown rice 1 cup coconut milk 1 cup water...

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Ingredients

  • 11/2 cups brown rice
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 1 cup water
  • 7 medium sized plum tomatoes
  • 1 cinnamon stick (you can also used the powder form 1/2 teaspoon)
  • 7 cloves
  • 1 large or 2 small bayleaves
  • green seasoning homemade
  • salt
  • dry parsley leaves
  • -dry basil
  • pimento peppers
  • onion
  • garlic

For the Chicken stew

  • chicken breasts
  • 1 irish potato (medium sized)
  • 1 carrot -water
  • onion
  • garlic
  • pimento
  • green seasoning homemade
  • salt
  • Guyanese Browning

Instructions

  • with pot on stove, add coconut milk followed by peppers, onion, garlic, spices and tomatoes
  • give a quick stir and bring to a boil
  • next add in washed rice and mix in well
  • add in salt to taste, homemade green seasoning and water. mix well
  • next do in with dry seasoning; parsley flakes and basil.
  • let rice boil until half cooked. once half cooked, place pressure rubber and pressure head on pot cover and pressure it for 10 mins
  • while tomato rice is cooking, move on to making the chicken stew. with pot on stove add 1 tablespoon of oil. next add in chicken, garlic, onion and pimento pepper. give it a really good mix.
  • next add in 1 tablespoon or so of browning and mix well. allow it to fry for a couple of minutes.
  • add in some water and season with salt and homemade green seasoning. (be sure to check for flavouring as you go along) add in potato and carrots and allow it to cook (add in any additional water at this point)
  • after 10 mins tomato rice should be finished. allow to cool before removing the pressure head. once that is done stir the pot so that all the flavours are evenly distributed throughout the pot
  • serve with a cole slaw or a simple green salad

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