Jamaican Green Pea and Spinach Stew

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried peas
• 2 cups vegetable broth or water
• 2 cups 1-inch pieces sweet potato
• 2 cups 1-inch pieces yellow yam
• 1 cup sliced onion
• ¾ cup sliced carrots
• ½ cup finely chopped green onions
• 8 sprigs fresh thyme or 1 tbsp dried thyme, crushed
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 fresh serrano chile pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• ½ teaspoon ground allspice
• 6 cups fresh spinach, chopped
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• Cooked brown rice