BEEF PELAU RECIPE || TRINI STYLE

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk + coconut extract

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner, and pork can be more affordable.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: salt

Tamari is gluten-free, while salt is a basic alternative.

peas

🥗Healthier: edamame

💰Cheaper: canned peas

Canned peas are less expensive and readily available.

Cut beef chuck into smaller pieces, about square-sized for faster cooking.

Prepare ingredients: half an onion, two carrots cut into coins, and minced garlic.

Measure out 3 cups of parboiled rice, a tin of coconut milk, and a tin of pigeon peas.

Add 1/3 cup of turbinado sugar to a large Dutch pot with 3 tablespoons of canola oil over medium heat.

Wait for the brown sugar to caramelize until it starts foaming and turning orange.

Add the beef to the pot immediately after the sugar foams, stirring to coat the meat.

Cover the pot and allow the beef to cook for about 40 minutes, checking that it doesn't become too wet.

After 40 minutes, add the tin of pigeon peas, 3 cups of rice, and the tin of coconut milk to the pot.

Add 1.5 cups of water and 1 teaspoon of salt to the mixture.

Stir everything together and lower the heat, allowing it to cook until the liquid has evaporated and the rice is tender.

Cooking Techniques

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