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West Indian Cassoulet

Here's how you make West Indian Cassoulet
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  • Servings: 5
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 1 3/4h
  • The following recipe serves 5 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 400 grams pork shoulder (diced)
  • 200 grams bacon (or pancetta diced)
  • 4 garlic cloves (roughly sliced)
  • Gingerroot (1 knob, finely sliced)
  • 2 small (8 ounces) yellow onions (sliced)
  • 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 tablespoon garam masala
  • 1 red (12 grams) capsicum (large dice)
  • 1 cup pigeon (5.4 ounces) peas (soaked for 2 to 3 hours)
  • 1 to 2 sprigs thyme
  • 2 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 1/2 litres chicken stock
  • 1 cup tomato passata (Italian tomato sauce)
  • 4 stems spring onion (chopped)
  • 1/4 cup coriander (chopped)
  • 250 grams tomatoes (perino, halved)
  • 2 limes (juiced)
  • Extra virgin olive oil
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: To a hot pan, add a liberal amount of olive oil and the pork and season with salt and pepper, while browning the meat, add onion, ginger and garlic and fry for 2 minutes.

  • Step 2: Add the bacon, cayenne pepper, garam masala, capsicum thyme, tomato paste and fry for 2 to 3 minutes and then add the passata, stock and peas and simmer for 1/2 hours until reduced and pork is tender.

  • Step 3: Add tomatoes, spring onion, lime juice, coriander and serve.


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