Jamaican Stew Peas

This Jamaican Stew Peas recipe is pure comfort in a bowl. Made with red kidney beans and flavored with herbs, spices, coconut milk, and stewing meat. This hearty stew is packed with so much flavor.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Caribbean

Keyword jamaican stew peas, jamaican stew peas and rice

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 35

Rise to pressure and natural release 35

Total Time 1 20

Servings people

Calories 553kcal

Author Tanya

Equipment

6 Qt Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

Stew Peas

1 lb smoked turkey necks or turkey tails, wings, ham hocks, etc
2 cups dried kidney beans soaked overnight in 4 cups water or two 15 oz canned beans, undrained*
1 yellow onion chopped
2 green onions
1 teaspoon dried thyme or 2 springs fresh thyme
13.5 oz can unsweetened coconut milk
3 cloves garlic chopped
1 scotch bonnet pepper
1 teaspoon black pepper or to taste
½ teaspoon salt or to taste

Spinners

1 cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
5-6 Tablespoons water

Instructions

Add soaked kidney beans, 3 cups of the water the beans soaked in, a can of coconut milk, turkey necks, onions, garlic, and thyme to a pressure cooker.
Cover and cook on high pressure for 35 minutes, then allow the machine to naturally release for 10 minutes before releasing the remaining pressure.
While your machine is naturally releasing, start to make your spinners. Add all-purpose flour and ½ teaspoon salt to a bowl and stir to combine. Slowly add in enough water until a smooth ball is formed. Pinch off small pieces of dough and roll them into a cylinder.
Once all the pressure has been released on your pressure cooker, open it and press sauté on the machine. Once the mixture begins to simmer, add in the spinners and the whole scotch bonnet pepper and allow the stew to simmer for 5-7 minutes until the dumplings are cooked.
Remove the pepper and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve with white or brown rice. Enjoy :)

Slow Cooker Instructions

After soaking kidney beans, place beans and water in a large pot on the stove and boil for 10 minutes. Add this to the slow cooker along with the smoked turkey, yellow onions, green onions, thyme, coconut milk, and garlic. Cook on low for 8-10 hours, adding the spinners and whole scotch bonnet pepper during the last hour. Remove the scotch bonnet pepper and season with salt and black pepper before serving.

Stovetop Instructions

Add turkey necks, soaked kidney beans, 3 cups of the water the beans soaked in, yellow onion, green onions, thyme, coconut milk, and garlic to a large pot on the stove and place on medium-high heat until it begins to simmer. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low and cook beans until softened, about 1.5-2 hours. During the last 30 minutes, add the spinners and whole scotch bonnet pepper. Remove the scotch bonnet pepper and season with salt and black pepper before serving.

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Notes

You can sub the dried kidney beans with two 15 oz undrained canned kidney beans. If using canned beans, reduce the amount of water added by 1 cup.
Adding the scotch bonnet pepper whole will not make the dish spicy, it just draws the flavor from the pepper. Do not cut the pepper unless you want this dish to be very spicy. Make sure the scotch bonnet pepper does not have any bruises or holes in it before adding.
If you can't find scotch bonnet pepper, habanero pepper makes a great substitute.
You can add any stewing meat you'd like, such as smoked turkey tails, turkey wings, ham hocks, etc. If using salted pig feet, be sure to soak the feet overnight to remove the excess salt. Stewing beef may also be used in this recipe to flavor the peas.
It will take about 20 minutes for your pressure cooker to rise to pressure.

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