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Recipes

Irie-Stylie Ital Stew

Ingredients

Est. Time: 45 mins Yield: 4-6
  • 2 cans JCS Red Kidney Beans (15oz)
  • 2 whole scotch bonnet peppers (if you like it hot cut the pepper up)
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cups JCS Coconut Milk (14oz)
  • 6 pimento grains JCS Whole Pimento
  • Cloves garlic (1 crushed and 3 whole)
  • 3 chopped scallions
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • Pinch of JCS Dry Thyme
  • ½ teaspoon JCS Black Pepper
  • 2 potatoes (Irish), cubed
  • 1 sweet potato, cubed
  • 3 carrots, sliced
  • 10oz frozen okra

A country style spin on a well known Caribbean vegetarian dish. Also called "vege-stew," this dish is common among both meat and vegetable lovers.

 

 

-Add water to Red Kidney beans on stove top and bring to a boil. Reduce heat.

-Add coconut milk, scallion, pimento grain, whole garlic and whole pepper in the pot.

-Slowly boil and simmer for a few minutes.

-Season with onions, crushed garlic, black pepper and thyme.

-Add carrots, potatoes and okras 

-Let simmer for 15-20 minutes

-Remove the scallions and hot pepper before serving.

-Serve hot with white rice.