Morris Time Cooking | JAMAICAN STEWED PEAS WITH BEEF | Hawt Chef | S:4 E:5

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk + coconut extract

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is lower in fat; pork is often less expensive.

Introduce the dish and mention the use of an instant pot for cooking.

Wash the salted beef with vinegar and lime water, then rinse.

Cover the beef with cold water, about an inch above it, to extract excess salt.

Bring the beef to a boil for about 10 minutes, then cook for another 10-15 minutes.

Discard the cloudy water, rinse the beef pieces, and place them in the pressure cooker with fresh cold water.

Pressure cook the beef for 30 minutes.

Soak 1 cup of red kidney beans in plain water, then add them to a pot with cold water to cover.

Add 4 garlic cloves, 1 tablespoon of pimento berries, and fresh thyme to the beans.

After 10 minutes of boiling, add 1 teaspoon of salt and 2 cups of cold water to the beans.

Cover the pot and let it cook for 30 minutes, ensuring the water level is at least 2 inches above the beans.

Prepare the dumpling dough by mixing 1 cup of all-purpose flour, 4 cups of fine grain cornmeal, and 0.5 teaspoon of pink salt.

Add 2-3 oz of room temperature water gradually to the flour mixture until a smooth dough forms.

Knead the dough for about 3 minutes, then cover it with cling wrap to prevent it from hardening.

Blend 5 oz of fresh coconut with 1 cup of water to make coconut milk.

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