Barbados Pepperpot

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1
   Wash the stewing steak and place it in the mixing bowl with the lemon or lime juice.
2. 2
   Set that to one side; while you slice the garlic into tiny slices, slice the onion. Chop the basil and thyme.
3. 3
   Now you need to be very careful when you slice the scotch bonnet peppers; you want these in fine pieces, which you can either do with a long knife trying not to touch the pepper, or you can wear rubber gloves to cut it up. Wash your hands straight afterward and do not touch your eyes; these peppers really burn your hands and eyes if they make contact with the skin!
4. 4
   Now rinse the lime or lemon juice off the stewing steak. And cut the meat into cubes.
5. 5
   Also, chop the pig’s trotters and the oxtail into cubes.
6. 6
   Fill the large saucepan with water and bring to a boil.
7. 7
   Add the pig’s trotters.
8. 8
   When the pig’s trotters have boiled, drain the excess water, and now add the stewing steak and cover with fresh hot water.
9. 9
   Now add your chopped garlic, onion, and peppers.
10. 10
    Now add the cinnamon stick, cloves, basil, and thyme and a pinch of salt and sugar to taste.
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    Now simmer until the meat is tender. The flavor of this dish comes out over a few days and therefore gets tastier each time you reheat it; make sure you always reheat the entire pot to boiling point.