Jamaican Stew Peas with Spinners

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2022

Beneath its world-renowned jerked meats and festive seafood dishes lies the beating heart of Jamaican cuisine: stew peas.

SERVES 6 to 8

TIME 3 hours, plus 8 hours soaking

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To replicate this homey Jamaican stew using ingredients easily found in American supermarkets, we made some simple substitutions. We started by swapping in dried small red beans for the Jamaican dried red peas, which can be difficult to sou...

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