How To Make Chimole or Black Dinna

black recado paste

🥗Healthier: homemade spice blend

💰Cheaper: regular chili paste

Homemade blends can reduce additives and costs.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: pork

Turkey is leaner, while pork can be more affordable.

Boil 4 eggs for 12 minutes and cool them in ice water.

In a non-stick skillet, heat ground beef over medium heat, breaking it up with a wooden spoon.

Chop some yellow onion and add it to the ground beef.

Season the ground beef with a teaspoon of salt.

Cut up a whole chicken into pieces, selecting various parts for cooking.

Heat a pot and add the chicken pieces, cooking until golden on one side before turning them over.

Add 8 cups of water to the pot with the chicken and boil for at least 30 minutes.

Dilute black recado paste in warm water and strain it to avoid settling.

Add the strained black recado to the pot with the chicken and ground beef.

Season the mixture with half a teaspoon of black pepper and adjust salt to taste.

Drop the boiled eggs into the pot before serving.

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