Serves: 4-5 persons
Preparation time: 1 hour
Cooking time: 30 min
Level: Easy
Ingredients:
2 cups rice
1 cup split peas
1/2 lb pigtail
6 leaves chadon beni, chopped finely
1 tbsp. roucou
3 pimento peppers, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 hot pepper
1 tbsp. coconut powder
2 tbsp. oil
Salt to taste
Directions:
Put the split peas to soak for 1 hour.
Boil the rice and set aside.
Pressure cook the pigtail for 10 - 15 minutes and set aside. Put the split peas to boil until soft.
Saute the onion, garlic and pimento pepper. Add the pigtail and let cook for about 2 - 3 minutes. Pour in the split peas then add the roucou and hot pepper (whole). Add the coconut powder and allow to simmer for 10 minutes. The split peas looks ready now; add salt to taste. (Note: What we're looking for is semi thick consistency. Not too thick; not too watery).
Mix in the chadon beni.
Serve over rice.
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Source: simplytrinicooking.com
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