Salt Beef & Beans (Red Peas)

Name: Salt Beef & Beans (Red Peas)
Prep time: 10 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 13 h
Cuisine: American, Latin American, Caribbean
Ingredients: 1.4kg salt beef, diced; 460g dry red kidney beans, soaked overnight; 1 whole scotch bonnet pepper; 2 scallions, chopped; ¼ tsp. thyme; 1 clove garlic, chopped and pressed (for red beans); 480ml water; 720ml of reduced-fat coconut milk; 2 bay leaves; 6 pimento seeds; 2 whole cloves of garlic crushed (for beef)

4 steps

Prep:10hCook:3h

A traditional way to serve salt beef in the Cayman Islands.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:06:04 GMT

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Ingredients

8 servings

1.4kgsalt beef

diced

460gdry red kidney beans

soaked overnight

1scotch bonnet pepper

whole

2scallions

chopped

¼ tspthyme

1 clovegarlic

chopped and pressed, for red beans

480mlwater

720mlreduced-fat coconut milk

2bay leaves

6pimento seeds

2 clovesgarlic

whole, crushed, for beef

Instructions

Step 1

Cover the diced salt beef with water and bring to a boil. Repeat as necessary, draining and replacing water to eliminate some of the brine.

Step 2

In a separate pan, place beans in water, add coconut milk, bay leaves, pimento seeds, whole garlic, whole scotch bonnet pepper, and scallions. Slowly bring to a boil and simmer for about 2 hours, or until beans are tender.

Step 3

Add salt beef, onions, thyme, and crushed garlic and simmer for another 20 minutes. Adjust seasonings if necessary. Remove the bay leaves and scotch bonnet pepper, being careful not to burst the pepper.

Step 4

Serve with white rice and your choice of salad or vegetables.

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