Recipes
Barbados-Style Jug Jug
8 servings
1 hour, 15 minutes total
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Ingredients
- ¼ cup mixed fresh herbs (such as thyme, chives, and oregano)
- 2 medium white onions
- 3 shallots
- 4–5 cups water
- ¼ lb boneless country-style pork ribs (or chicken)
- 4 (15 oz) cans green pigeon peas
- ½ lb Salt Beef (or other salted meat)
- 1 cup corn flour (or fine cornmeal)
- 2 tablespoons margarine, divided
- 8 oz sliced ham
Steps
- Mince herbs, onions, and shallots. Bring water to boil in large saucepan; add pork and simmer 20 minutes until pork is 145°F.
- Add peas and herbs and cook 8–10 minutes until peas are soft. Strain, reserving the stock. Mince Salt Beef and pork; combine with peas, herbs, onions, and shallots.
- Add stock back to pan and stir in corn flour. Cook on low 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Add minced ingredients; cook 25–30 minutes, stirring frequently, until mixture is fairly stiff. Cover and steam 5 minutes.
- Stir in 1 tablespoon margarine, then turn mixture out into large serving dish, spreading smoothly with remaining 1 tablespoon margarine. Serve with ham.
Amount per ⅛ recipe serving: Calories 300, Total Fat 6g, Sat Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0.5g, Chol 25mg, Sodium 1660mg, Total Carb 45g, Fiber 9g, Sugars 6g, Protein 19g, Calc 6%, Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Iron 20%