Pilau (Pilaf)

Name: Pilau (Pilaf)
Ingredients: 3 lb. chicken or beef; 2 lb. Uncle Ben's rice; 1/2 c. chopped sweet peppers; 1/4 lb. margarine or butter; 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce; 1 can pigeon peas, precooked; 1/2 c. chopped carrots; 1/3 c. cream of coconut; 1 chopped, medium onion; 1 clove garlic, crushed; olives and peppers (optional); bay leaf; thyme; salt to taste

14 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

3 lb. chicken or beef
2 lb. Uncle Ben's rice
1/2 c. chopped sweet peppers
1/4 lb. margarine or butter
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 can pigeon peas, precooked
1/2 c. chopped carrots
1/3 c. cream of coconut
1 chopped, medium onion
1 clove garlic, crushed
olives and peppers (optional)
bay leaf
thyme
salt to taste

Directions

1

Cut and season beef or chicken to taste.
2

Soften peas; boil in water (add bay leaf and thyme for seasoning).
3

In a deep pot, cook beef or chicken in the margarine or butter until brown, then add cooked peas, rice, coconut cream, carrots and all the other seasonings.
4

Cover and steam until rice is cooked.
5

Check periodically; add some hot water if necessary.
6

When cooked, add chopped sweet pepper.
7

Serve hot.