How To Prepare Curry Mutton Step by Step ( Jamaican Style )

mutton

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is lower in fat and cost-effective.

curry powder

🥗Healthier: turmeric

💰Cheaper: cumin

Turmeric provides health benefits and cumin is more affordable.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: bell pepper

Jalapeños offer heat while bell peppers are milder and cheaper.

allspice

🥗Healthier: nutmeg

💰Cheaper: mixed spices

Nutmeg adds warmth while mixed spices can replicate flavor.

Start by seasoning 5 pounds of mutton with ground pimento, freshly grated nutmeg, cinnamon powder, and a little cumin.

Grate in fresh garlic and add about 1 tablespoon of salt for seasoning.

Grate ginger and add it to the mutton, using a thicker piece for more flavor.

Chop green scallions thinly and add them to the mixture.

Add 5 tablespoons of curry powder and mix well into the mutton.

Add 1 scotch bonnet pepper, including the seeds, for heat.

Rub the seasoning into the mutton thoroughly, ensuring all pieces are coated.

Add about 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil to help with the seasoning process.

Grate in about 1 tablespoon of turmeric powder for color enhancement.

Let the seasoned mutton marinate for about 45 minutes.

After marinating, transfer the mutton to a thick-bottomed pot (Dutch pot recommended) for slow cooking.

Mix the mutton in the pot to ensure even distribution of the seasoning.

Add hot water to the pot, just enough to rinse the seasoning container and incorporate it into the mutton.

Set the heat to medium and allow the mutton to start cooking.

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