Jamaican Rice and Peas (Beans and Rice)

Ingredients

• 1 tsp black pepper
• 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• 2 tsp kosher salt
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• 5 sprigs thyme
• 1 small yellow onion (finely chopped)
• 2 limes (sliced)
• 2 cups long grain white rice
• 1 cup dried kidney beans (or green Pigeon peas (See Note 1))
• 3 cups vegetable broth (or water)
• 14 oz unsweetened coconut milk
• 4 green onions (scallions) (each cut in half)
• 5 allspice berries ((or 1/4 tsp ground allspice))
• 1 Scotch bonnet pepper ((See Note 2))