This is an AI-generated image.

Cook-Up Rice

Name: Cook-Up Rice
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Guyana
Ingredients: 300g Rice; 150g (cooked) Black-eyed peas; 300g Chicken Thigh; 400ml Coconut milk; 1 Onion; 2 cloves Garlic; 3 Green Onion; A pinch Thyme; 1 Chili pepper; 2 tbsp Vegetable oil; 1 1/2 tsp Salt; 200ml Water

Rice

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Rice, beans, and meat cooked together in coconut milk — Guyana's Saturday one-pot rice.

📱 Open in Storage App

🚧 The Storage app is currently in development. Please check back soon.

📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Cook-up rice is a one-pot dish often made in Guyana on weekends, especially Saturdays: rice, black-eyed peas, and chicken or salted meat are cooked with coconut milk and thyme. It's said to be named for 'cooking up' leftovers together, and it's also eaten on New Year's Day for good luck.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At Saturday lunch in a Guyanese home, cook-up rice is served from a big pot and plated with fried fish and salad.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Rice 300g
Black-eyed peas 150g (cooked)
Chicken Thigh 300g
Coconut milk 400ml
Onion 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Green Onion 3
Thyme A pinch
Chili pepper 1
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Salt 1 1/2 tsp
Water 200ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces and rub with a little salt.
Heat oil in a pot and fry the chicken with the chopped onion, garlic, and green onion.
Add the rinsed rice, peas, thyme, and a whole chili and mix.
Add the coconut milk, water, and salt and bring to a boil.
Cover, cook on low for 25 minutes, and let stand 10 minutes.

← More Guyana recipes 🗺 Explore another country