Every tropical island has its own personal national dish and a lot of the islands has its own different selection of food basically it is different on every island.

Pigeon Peas and Rice is known to be one of the most popular national dish in Anguilla. This dish is good affordable and is Definitely worth checking out.

Anguilla’s national dish is a delicious meal, it is prepared and served in many different ways for break-fast, lunch and dinner.

Pigeon peas grow as a crop in Anguilla and this dish usually taste best when fresh peas are used, but dried or even canned peas work almost as well. This dish taste best when you serve it immediately hot garnished with sprigs of oregano if desired.

Recipe

Pigeon Peas & Rice

Ingredients:

-water
-lime juice
1 cup of rice
1/4 teaspoon of thyme
1 tablespoons of butter
-a dash of hot pepper sauce
1/4 pound of salt beef (Optional)
2 ounces of dried pigeon peas or 1/2
-pound of fresh pigeon peas or 1 can
-of pigeon peas 16 ounces
-black pepper to taste
-salt to taste

Directions:
First soak the dried peas in the water over night. Throw away the water. Add some fresh water and cut the beef. Simmer until cooked.
Measure the liquid then add water to make 2 cups of liquid. If using fresh green pigeon peas, let simmer in salt water until cooked.
Next measure the liquid then add the water to make up for 2 cups of liquid. If using a can of peas, add the water to make up for 2 cups of liquid.

Finally bring the peas and 2 cups of liquid to a boil, add 1 cup of rice and seasonings stir, cover and simmer until all the liquid has been absorbed for about 20 minutes.