Stewed pork really compliments the Sunday meal. The meat is marinated, stewed, caramelized and then pressure cooked tender.
Course Meats
Cuisine Caribbean, creole
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 1 hourhour20 minutesminutes
Author Felix (Simply Trini Cooking)
Ingredients
1lbporkchopped, seasoned and marinated
3clovesgarlicchopped
1small onionchopped
6leaveschadon benichopped
3tbsp.sugar
1 tomatochopped
2bay leaves
2tbsp.golden ray margarine
Water
Instructions
Add the garlic, onion, and chadon beni (bandhania) to the seasoned pork. In a deep pot caramelize the sugar to a golden brown colour.
Add the pork and stir to evenly coat with the sugar. Add the tomato, the golden ray butter (optional), the bay leaves and a little water and allow to simmer for 15 minutes in its own juices.
Cover the pot when you're simmering for the 15 minutes Afterwards, pressure cook the pork for 40 minutes over a medium-high flame.
Notes
Pork is always well-cooked. So allow time for the meat to cook.
If you are using frozen meat, make sure you thaw the meat. Cook the meat as soon as it is thawed.