Jerk chicken with rice & peas

INGREDIENTS

• 12 chicken thighs , bone in
• 1 lime , halved
• hot sauce , to serve (optional)
• 1 big bunch spring onions , roughly chopped
• thumb-sized piece ginger , roughly chopped
• 3 garlic cloves
• ½ a small onion
• 3 scotch bonnet chillies, deseeded if you want less heat
• ½ tsp dried thyme , or 1 tbsp thyme leaves
• juice 1 lime
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 3 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp ground allspice
• 200g basmati rice
• 400g can coconut milk
• 1 bunch spring onions , sliced
• 2 large thyme sprigs
• 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
• 1 tsp ground allspice
• 2 x 410g cans kidney beans , drained