Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, easy pelau. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Easy Pelau is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Easy Pelau is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
Pelau is a stew from Trinidad made with either beef or chicken. The unique flavor comes from searing the meat in caramelized sugar then simmering with rice, coconut milk, and pigeon peas.. We don't use coconut milk but it could only make this great family favorite better.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook easy pelau using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Easy Pelau:
- Make ready 1 pack coconut milk powder
- Make ready 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- Make ready 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Take 1 can sweet corn
- Get 2 tins pigeon peas
- Prepare 1 mix pack of chicken parts
- Get 1 cup pumpkin cut in cubes
- Take 1 tablespoon all purpose seasoning
- Prepare A few squirts of Matouks ketchup
- Make ready 1/2 cup carrots cut into small cubes
- Take 1 cup rice
This is very easy one pot dish that every household in my country eats on a basis it tastes even better the next day.t Nothing beats a pelau, after spending some hours in the sea, drained out from the sun and drinking too much saltwater. Or even at home, this one-pot with some added zaboca (avocado) and a glass of mauby. Food columnist and blogger Cynthia Nelson is the author of "Tastes Like Home: My Caribbean Cookbook." Living in Barbados, Cynthia shares her love of the diverse food of the islands. This tradition continues with Trinidadians living abroad.
Instructions to make Easy Pelau:
- Wash and season chicken to taste. Let chicken marinate.
- Heat pot and put in the oil then sugar. Stir sugar in oil, when the sugar is brown and bubbly drop the meat in. Stir let the meat get covered in the browning, put the fire low and let it get a nice brown color.
- Mix your powdered coconut milk with a cup of water and put it in the pot. Let meat simmer for ten minutes then add pigeon peas, corn, carrots and pumpkin let simmer for ten minutes.
- Add all purpose seasoning, salt and pepper sauce to taste and a few squirts of ketchup. Stir in a cup of rice, add water to cover rice, cover pot and let simmer till the rice is cooked. Stir every five minutes so the rice won't stick at the bottom of the pot.
- If you find your rice isn't brown enough you can add a little soy sauce for color.
A good plate of pelau can easily transport one back to the good old days at home. It surely gives me a sense of nostalgia and is reminiscent of the "home sweet home" life. East African Pilau Rice - Quick , Easy Flavored packed vegan rice - with tons of spices Great for meat lovers too!. Buttery golden rice with fried onion and flavorful spices such as turmeric, clove, cinnamon and star anise: you will adore my super easy pilau rice recipe! Hey Chris, my pelau came out absolutely PERFECT!!!
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