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Seasoned Rice

Name: Seasoned Rice
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Antigua and Barbuda
Ingredients: 300g Rice; 300g Chicken Thigh; 1 Carrot; 1 Green Bell Pepper; 80g Green peas; 1 Onion; A pinch Thyme; 2 tsp Brown sugar; 2 tbsp Vegetable oil; 1 tbsp Soy Sauce; 1 tsp Salt; 450ml Water

Rice

⏱ 50 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Rice cooked with meat, vegetables, and herbs — Antiguan home-style seasoned rice.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Seasoned rice is a rice dish often made in Antiguan homes: rice is cooked with chicken or salted meat, carrots, green pepper, peas, and thyme. It's sometimes colored with burnt sugar and is made for Sunday lunch and parties.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a Sunday in an Antiguan home, brown rice full of vegetables and chicken is heaped on a big platter.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Rice 300g
Chicken Thigh 300g
Carrot 1
Green Bell Pepper 1
Green peas 80g
Onion 1
Thyme A pinch
Brown sugar 2 tsp
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Water 450ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Put oil and the dark sugar in a pot and burn until deep brown.
Add the bite-size chicken to color, then add the onion, carrot, and green pepper and stir-fry.
Add the rinsed rice, peas, thyme, soy sauce, salt, and water.
When it boils, cover and cook on low for 20 minutes.
Let stand 10 minutes and mix.

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