TRADITIONAL JAMAICAN STEW PEAS must have PIGSTAIL !

pigtail

🥗Healthier: smoked turkey

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Smoked turkey provides a leaner option, while pork shoulder is more affordable.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Light coconut milk reduces calories, while evaporated milk is less expensive.

Soak red kidney beans overnight.

Wash and scale the pigtail.

Cut up the beef or leave it whole to boil.

Boil the pigtail in water.

Once boiling, add the soaked beans to the pot with the pigtail.

Add the beef to the pot to cook with the pigtail and beans.

Add garlic, onion, scallions, thyme, and scotch bonnet pepper to the pot.

Let the mixture cook until the beef is tender.

Remove the beef, let it rest, then cut it up and return it to the pot.

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