Friday, May 15, 2026

Valrico Jug-Jug

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Valrico Jug-Jug

PREP TIME: 15 min

COOK TIME: 1 hr

SERVES: 4-6 serving(s)

 

Ingredients

  • 4 cups water
  • 2 cups Valrico Pigeon Peas
  • 1/2 lb salt beef, soaked
  • 1/2 lb chicken and/or beef, cut into bite sized pieces
  • 1/4 lb green seasoning
  • 3 springs fresh thyme
  • 3 stems fresh marjoram
  • 1 cup guinea cornflour
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 tablespoons Waitrose Butter

 

PREPARATION STEPS

  1. First boil your Valrico Pigeon Peas and salt meat until soft. Reserve the cooking water.
  2. Fry the chicken/beef pieces. Add the green seasoning, herbs and the reserved water.
  3. Take the meat out of the water, put it in a food processor with the Valrico Pigeon Peas and grind it all up together. Meanwhile, add the guinea flour to the water and cook until you get a nice porridge-like consistency. Add a little bit of water as needed if the mixture is too thick.
  4. Transfer the meat and peas back to the pot and season with salt and pepper. Mix well and cook over medium heat for 30 minutes, stirring often until spoon stands up in mixture. Place pat of Waitrose Butter on top and serve. You may crisp the top under the broiler in you prefer.

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