serves
6-8
prep
10 minutes
cook
3:15 hours
difficulty
Easy
serves
6-8
people
preparation
10
minutes
cooking
3:15
hours
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 2–3 tbsp groundnut oil
- 450 g (1 lb) pork shoulder chops, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 450 g (1 lb) stewing beef, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 3 pigs trotters, chopped into large chunks
- 150 ml (5 fl oz/⅔ cup) cassereep
- 1 large cinnamon stick, broken in half
- 4 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp West Indian pepper sauce
- 2 Scotch bonnet chillies, halved, seeded and finely sliced, plus extra to garnish
- 12 cloves
- salt and freshly ground
- black pepper
Instructions
Heat the groundnut oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat and brown the pork, beef and trotters on all sides, in batches if necessary. Return all the meat to the saucepan and season. Add enough water and cover with a lid, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour.
Add all the remaining ingredients and bring back to the boil. Then reduce the heat again and simmer for about 2 hours until the meat is tender and the gravy is thick, dark and glossy. Garnish with a red Scotch bonnet, and serve on warmed plates with bread or rice.
Recipe and image from The Pepperpot Club, Jonathan Phang (Hardie Grant, $49.95, hbk)
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
