Guyanese PEPPER POT | recipe

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is lower in fat, while pork is often less expensive.

cassareep

🥗Healthier: molasses

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

Molasses provides sweetness and color, while soy sauce is more accessible.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: bell pepper

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

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index, while white sugar is more common.

Combine all seasonings in a bowl.

Apply the combined seasonings to the beef and cow foot, mixing well.

Place seasoned meat in a Ziploc bag and refrigerate overnight.

Remove meat from refrigerator and let come to room temperature.

Add cow foot to the Instant Pot with 1/4 cup cassareep and hot water.

Pressure cook cow foot for 45 minutes to 1 hour until halfway cooked.

In a separate pot, brown the beef until it releases its juices, covered.

Once juices evaporate, add cow foot and hot water to the pot with beef.

Add cassareep to the pot according to preference.

Add remaining seasonings, cloves, cinnamon sticks, hot peppers, thyme, and brown sugar.

Cook on low heat for 2-3 hours, checking periodically.

Add more thyme and orange peel after 2 hours, if desired.

Remove excess oil using paper towels.

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