This pepperpot recipe is the one most used in the Eastern Caribbean, but recipes vary greatly from island to island. In Jamaica it is a soup, in Guyana the basis is chicken or oxtail with sugar, cassareep and chillies added. From Caribbean Cooking For Pleasure by Mary Slater
Provided by jenny butt
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 2h10m
Yield 1 pot, 4-5 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Wash the meat & chop roughly into convenient pieces about 1 1/2 " square.
- Put into a large heavy saucepan.
- Cover with some of the water & bring very slowly to the boil.
- When just beginning to boil, add salt & continue to simmer over a low heat for at least 1 1/2 hours.
- Skim the scum from the surface.
- Add a little more cold water, skim again, & repeat the process 3 times.
- Add all the vegetables & seasonings except the peas.
- Simmer for a further hour, skimming from time to time if more scum arises.
- Stir in the peas, cook for a further 5 minutes, and serve very hot with plenty of pepper added.
- NOTE: split peas can be used instead of pigeon peas.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1039, Fat 48.8, SaturatedFat 17.4, Cholesterol 48.8, Sodium 1442.9, Carbohydrate 122.6, Fiber 37.4, Sugar 16.7, Protein 37.7
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