JAMAICAN STEW PEAS WITH FRESH PIGTAILS AND CHICKEN FOOT RECIPE

pigtail

🥗Healthier: smoked turkey

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Smoked turkey provides a leaner option, while pork shoulder is more affordable.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Light coconut milk reduces calories, while evaporated milk is less expensive.

Soak red kidney beans in water.

Put the soaked red kidney beans in a pressure cooker with water and cook until soft.

Remove the pigtail and chicken foot from the blanching liquid, which contains garlic and other seasonings.

Strain the blanching liquid to keep the flavored broth for cooking.

Add the cooked red kidney beans to the flavored broth.

Stir in one full packet of coconut milk powder into the broth and whisk until combined.

Add the pigtail and chicken foot back into the pot with the coconut milk and broth.

Add chopped onion, garlic, scallions, thyme, and scotch bonnet pepper to the pot.

Allow the mixture to simmer on medium to low heat, stirring occasionally.

Check for salt and flavor, adding seasoned salt as needed.

Make 'spinners' by mixing flour with water (no salt) and rolling them into small dough rolls.

Add the spinners to the stew to thicken it as it cooks.

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