Delicious Guyanese pepper pot recipe. A must try!

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.

Wash and clean the goat meat, trimming as necessary.

Measure out 2.5 pounds of goat meat and place it in a bowl.

Add 2 tablespoons of cassareep to the meat.

Chop the garlic, onion, and thyme roughly and add them to the meat.

Add 1 teaspoon of salt and some black pepper to the meat.

Mix all the ingredients together to season the meat.

Let the meat marinate for about 1 hour.

Transfer the marinated meat into a heavy bottom pot.

Set the stove to medium heat and cover the pot to cook the meat for about 3 hours.

Check the pot; once it starts bubbling, cover it and let it cook until only oil remains in the pan.

Once the water has evaporated, add the spices: bay leaf, cinnamon sticks, star anise, cloves, and orange peel.

Add brown sugar to the pot.

Pour in half a cup of cassareep and mix well.

Lower the heat and add hot water to cover the meat completely.

Add one more sprig of thyme and cover the pot.

Let it simmer for 2 to 2.5 hours, checking occasionally.

After about 1.5 hours, check the pot; if it needs more time, cover and let it simmer further.

Once finished, the sauce should be thickened and the meat tender, coming off the bone easily.

Cooking Techniques

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