STEW PEAS WITH OXTAIL || Jamaican Style Stew Peas with Oxtail

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

oxtail

🥗Healthier: beef shank

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Chicken thighs are more affordable and still provide rich flavor.

Add 1.5 cups of kidney beans to a pressure cooker with water.

Add cleaned and trimmed oxtail to the pressure cooker with the beans.

Season the pot with fresh thyme, scallion, garlic, onion, and pimento seeds.

Add about 1 tablespoon of green seasoning and 1 tablespoon of all-purpose seasoning, adjusting salt as needed.

Pour in coconut milk and mix everything together in the pressure cooker.

Cover the pressure cooker and cook for 15 to 20 minutes until the beans and oxtail are soft.

Transfer the contents to another pot, adding boiling water to adjust consistency.

Add more green seasoning, scotch bonnet pepper, and all-purpose seasoning to taste.

Add spinners made from flour and water to the pot and cook over low heat.

Skim off excess oil from the top of the stew.

Cover and let it cook until the gravy thickens, about 5 minutes.

Cooking Techniques

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