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Ital vegan stew peas
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Ital Stew Peas Vegan Recipe

Ital stew peas is a vegan recipe made with red kidney beans and vegetables cooked in coconut milk. Had more protein to your diet without having meat.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Jamaican
Keyword gluten-free, Jamaican Stew peas without meat, Vegan
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 117kcal
Author Lesa

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Kidney beans
  • 1 ½ Cup Fresh coconut milk
  • 1.9 oz Chopped red onion chopped
  • 1.2 oz Chopped scallion chopped
  • 6.6 oz Diced carrots diced
  • 3 Garlic cloves crushed
  • 5 Pimento berries (allspice)
  • 3 Sprig of thyme
  • 1 Scotch bonnet pepper Do not cut or burst
  • Salt to taste
  • Vegetable stock to taste

Spinners

  • ½ Cup Plain flour
  • Water

Instructions

Spinners

  • In a small bowl, add the flour and salt (if you're using salt).
  • Add water a little at a time and knead to form a firm dough.
  • Separate into very small pieces, roll in the palm to make the dumplings.

How to make the stew peas

  • Wash the beans with cold water. (If you are not using a pressure cooker, make sure to soak the beans overnight)
  • Add the beans to a pressure cooker along with 3 ½ cups of water, the pimento berries (allspice), ½ teaspoon of salt. Close the pressure cooker and pressure the beans for about 15 minutes.
  • After 15 minutes, make sure the pressure cooker cool before removing the lib. Check the beans to make sure they are soft enough to crush between your fingers.
  • Place the pot back on the stove on medium heat. Season the pot with the coconut milk, garlic, onion, thyme, scallion, carrot, scotch bonnet pepper, ½ tsp salt and vegetable stock. (You may need to add another ½ cup of water)
  • Cover and bring to a boil. At this point, taste if you need more salt.
  • Add the spinners. Cover and cook on medium to low heat until the liquid reduces and the sauce thickens.
  • Remove the scotch bonnet pepper and thyme stems. Serve with your side of choice.

Notes

  1. If you don't have a pressure cooker, soak the beans overnight before cooking it. Cooking time may take 30 minutes or more to soften the beans.
  2. You can use tin coconut milk instead of freshly made. One tin of coconut milk is enough for this recipe.
  3. I wouldn't recommend using tin kidney beans because it doesn't give the dish the "thickness" that stew peas should have. But you can use it if time is of the essence. 
  4. Don't not cut or bust the scotch bonnet pepper, unless you want a very spicy stew peas. 

Nutrition

Serving: 390g | Calories: 117kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 212mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 24IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 2mg