Jamaican Stew Peas Slow Cooker Style

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 beans overnight.

Salt pigtails for three days and wash them in hot water.

Prepare coconut milk, garlic flavored butter, cubed onions, garlic, thyme, Scotch bonnet pepper, mushrooms, and green onions.

Add coconut milk to the slow cooker.

Add soaked red beans to the slow cooker.

Add salted pigtails to the slow cooker.

Add mushrooms to the slow cooker.

Add Scotch bonnet pepper and green onions to the slow cooker.

Add cubed onions and garlic to the slow cooker.

Add black pepper to the slow cooker.

Set slow cooker to cook for seven hours.

After cooking, check the texture and color of the stew peas.

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