Guyanese PEPPER POT recipe | Delicious Guyanese Recipes | Guyanese Food

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.

Start by preparing oxtail and cow foot for the pepper pot.

Pressure cook the oxtail first to get it soft, about 45 minutes.

After cooking, transfer the oxtail to a crock pot.

Add hot water, thyme, paprika, garlic powder, and goya seasoning to the oxtail in the crock pot.

Add cassareep, brown sugar, scotch bonnet pepper, cinnamon sticks, and cloves to the crock pot.

Let the mixture simmer on low until fully cooked, which may take a couple of hours.

Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and brown sugar as needed.

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