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Guyanese Pepperpot
By Islandevents
Feb 17, 2005, 12:14

Guyanese Pepperpot

As Trinbagonians are currently recovering from the madness and revelry of our Carnival, Guyana's Carnival, Mashranani, is fast approaching. Pepperpot is by far the most well known Guyanese dish although its preparation is a tad bit complicated. So next week, when all of Guyana is celebrating, let's celebrate with them and try our hand at some delicious Pepperpot.

Ingredients:

2 lbs cubed lean beef
1 cow heel, quartered
1 lime
½ cup casareep
2 hot peppers
1 cinnamon stick
3 cloves
Thyme
2 tbsp brown sugar
Salt to taste
Cooking oil for frying

Preparation:

Wash meat with lime juice. Set aside.
Fry cow heel in a large pot for about 10 minutes.
Add enough water to cover cow heel and bring to boil.
Fry beef for about 5 minutes.
When cow heel is half cooked, about 1 hour, add the beef and casareep and simmer for another hour.
Add remaining ingredients.
Simmer gently for about one hour until meats are tender and sauce is relatively thick

(Recipe compliments of "A Taste of Guyana" - Dr. Odeen Ishmael.)