Guyanese cook up rice

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As promised I'm slowly going through all of my recipe requests and this was on the top of my list. Cook-up Rice is a traditional Guyanese recipe that's very versatile. It is a one pot

Every New Year's Eve my family would make a big pot of Guyanese-style black-eyed peas cook-up rice. Cook-up is a one-pot rice dish consisting of some type of meat, peas and rice and traditionally simmered in fresh coconut milk. The ingredients are added to a single pot and cooked down to thick and hearty satiating meal. These type of one pot dishes were meant to feed a lot of mouths and use up whatever is available therefore anything is fair game in terms of ingredients.

This always seems to be the go-to meal whenever there is some occasion. Whether it’s moving day, long car rides, airport runs…you name it, cook up is there! Partly because it’s so…

By Lakhram Bhagirat Whether it is made with mixed beans, black-eyed peas, split peas, calaloo, pigeon peas, or a combination of all, cook-up rice must be present in every Guyanese home on December 31. While for many the origin of the old year’s day cook-up rice is a bit sketchy, the delicious tradition remains unchanged. […]

As promised I'm slowly going through all of my recipe requests and this was on the top of my list. Cook-up Rice is a traditional Guyanese recipe that's very versatile. It is a one pot

Today I am sharing a recipe with you all that is a very common Guyanese main/side dish called "cook-up" rice. I think it is one of those meals that you almost always have the ingredients on hand to make and it is very versatile. In all the different West Indian countries this dish is called by different names like rice & peas, peas & rice or pilau. I have always known it to be called cook-up rice and it can be made with any type of rice or beans/legumes. Typically you would use pigeon peas…

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Cook up rice is a traditional Guyanese dish that is usually eaten on Saturday and New Year’s Eve (so I learnt recently). Growing up, w...