Pepper Pot Part I

Guyanese Pepper Pot Recipe
Guyanese Pepperpot is an Amerindian dish popular in Guyana. It is traditionally served at Christmas  and other special events; it is also Guyana’s national dish. Pepperpot is typically a stewed meat dish, strongly flavored with cinnamon, hot peppers, and Cassareep (a special sauce made from the Cassava root). Beef, mutton, and pork are the most popular meats used, though some have been known to use chicken. Pepperpot is popularly served with dense bread and butter.Pepperpot Ingredients 2 lbs stewing steak (pork or beef) or brisket 2 pig trotters or cow’s heels (optional: it will make it gooey) 2 lbs ox tail 1 cup cassareep 2 red hot pepper 1 in x 1 in stick cinnamon 3 heads clove 2 oz. sugar Salt to taste 2 stalks basil 1 bunch fine thyme 1 large chopped onion 3 cloves chopped garlic.