Beef · None cuisine

Barbados Pepperpot

Name: Barbados Pepperpot
Ingredients: 2 Pigs Trotters; 2 Lbs Oxtail; Splash Lime juice; 3 cloves Garlic; 2 Scotch Bonnet; 1 large Onion; 1 Cinnamon Stick; 2 Cloves; Pinch Sugar; Pinch Salt; Sprinkling Basil; Sprinkling Thyme; 2 Lbs Beef

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Barbados Pepperpot is a slow-cooked stew that transforms humble cuts into something profound through hours of gentle heat and spice. The technique of rendering collagen from pigs trotters and oxtail creates a naturally rich, silky broth without cream. Scotch bonnets and warm spices like cinnamon and cloves anchor the savory depth, while lime juice adds sharp brightness at the end. This is island cooking that rewards patience, built on the principle that the toughest cuts deserve the most attention.

Instructions

Wash the stewing steak and place it in the mixing bowl with the lemon or lime juice.

Set that to one side; while you slice the garlic into tiny slices, slice the onion.

Chop the basil and thyme.

Now you need to be very careful when you slice the scotch bonnet peppers; you want these in fine pieces, which you can either do with a long knife trying not to touch the pepper, or you can wear rubber gloves to cut it up.

Wash your hands straight afterward and do not touch your eyes; these peppers really burn your hands and eyes if they make contact with the skin! Now rinse the lime or lemon juice off the stewing steak.

And cut the meat into cubes.

Also, chop the pig’s trotters and the oxtail into cubes.

Fill the large saucepan with water and bring to a boil.

Add the pig’s trotters.

When the pig’s trotters have boiled, drain the excess water, and now add the stewing steak and cover with fresh hot water.

Now add your chopped garlic, onion, and peppers.

Now add the cinnamon stick, cloves, basil, and thyme and a pinch of salt and sugar to taste.

Now simmer until the meat is tender.

The flavor of this dish comes out over a few days and therefore gets tastier each time you reheat it; make sure you always reheat the entire pot to boiling point..