Jamaican Ital/Stew Peas Recipe | Krave With Me

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: beef

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than pork.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Almond milk reduces calories while evaporated milk is more budget-friendly.

red kidney beans

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Black beans are nutritious and canned options save time.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: bell pepper

Jalapeños offer heat with less intensity, while bell peppers are milder.

Soak red kidney beans overnight in water.

Transfer soaked beans to a larger pot (Dutch pot) and add more water.

Turn on the stove and bring the beans to a boil, adding pink salt.

Prepare coconut milk by separating coconut from the shell and blending it with water from the peas.

Strain the blended mixture through cheesecloth to separate the milk from the solids.

Add the cooked beans to the pot with coconut milk and turn the stove to medium-high heat to bring to a boil.

Add scallions, thyme, whole scotch bonnet, and pimento to the pot for seasoning.

Cut pumpkin and sweet potato, ensuring to peel and chop them into similar sizes.

Add chopped pumpkin and sweet potato to the pot, mixing them in.

Cut and add plantain to the pot, mixing it in after the pumpkin and sweet potato have cooked for a while.

Prepare spinners by mixing all-purpose flour, cornmeal, and salt in a bowl.

Knead the flour mixture with a spoon, adding a little water until combined, then finish kneading with hands.

Form small dumplings (spinners) and add them directly into the pot with the stew.

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