Red peas (red kidney beans), stew beef, pig’s tail, coconut milk, hot pepper, spices combine for a hearty dish popular all over Jamaica.

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Jamaican Stew Peas Recipe

INGREDIENTS :

• 2 cups red peas
• ½ lb salt beef
• 1 lb stew beef (you also can use pigstail if you like)
• 1 scotch bonnet pepper
• 2 stalk escallion
• 3 sprig thyme
• 2 cups coconut milk(or 1/4 box)
• 6 pimento seed
• 3 cloves garlic
• salt and pepper to taste
• spinners

METHOD:

1. Boil and drain salt beef twice, in a medium size pan.
2. Place peas, meat and garlic together in the pan, boil until peas are tender, about 1 ½ hour.
3. Add coconut cream, spinners, and seasoning, cook for about an hour.
4. Season to taste.
5. Thicken the mix with 3 tablespoons of flour combined with 1/4 cup water. Strain the mixture into the stew.
6. Boil until it thickens. Serve with rice.