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Guyanese Cookup Rice
Photo: Pille R. Priske

Guyanese Cookup Rice

15 ingredients 20 min + 45 min 8 servings openrecipes
Guyanese Cookup Rice

"My grandmother's recipe. It's delicious and can be made with or without meat. It's also very versatile. Here I am using chicken, however you can use brisket, pigtail, oxtail, the list is endless."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

988
Calories
44g
Protein
57g
Fat
79g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 13 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Broccoli 1 cup chopped (156g) 55
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Scotch not in our table 0
Black-Eyed Pea not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 scotch bonnet chile pepper
  • 6 bone-in chicken pieces, such as breasts, thighs, and drumsticks
  • 2 skinless, bone-in chicken breast halves - cut in half
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 cups uncooked long-grain white rice
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
  • 4 sprigs thyme, chopped
  • 1 (15 ounce) can black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained
  • 4 green onions, coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 head cabbage, cored and cut into large chunks
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • salt and pepper to taste

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