Simple Guyanese Pepperpot Recipe

Learn how to make Guyanese pepperpot stew with Caribbean cookbook author Chris De La Rosa. A delicious meat stew, pepperpot is basically a variety of meats, braised in a cassareep infused liquid and cooked in Guyana during the holiday season. Most Guyanese like a thick slice of plait bread and a serving of pepperpot on Christmas morning.
For this Guyanese Pepperpot you'll need...
4 lbs of meat- (beef and goat)
1 cup cassareep
2 cinnamon sticks
1 1/2 inch orange peel
4 cloves garlic
4 wiri wiri peppers (or 1 scotch bonnet)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
8-12 cups water
4 springs thyme
6 cloves (optional)
2 onions (medium)
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[@crix868]

as a Trini that's married to a Guyanese family I can say you saved me for Christmas since her family loves my cooking and asked me to do the honor and make them pepperpot this year! Happy holidays to you!

[@khristalez]

I've been watching your videos for years and someone always have something negative to say so I'm saying this thank you for taking your time out and putting yourself and your recipes out it helps many ppl it helps me for those who it don't help and they tend to know better where's their channel their cookbook or whatever I've come to learn that it doesn't matter where you're from you can live right next door to someone and the recipe will be different it will never be the same there is no mandate that things have to be cooked this way or that way for it to be 100 % traditional I have family in Guyana Puerto Rico and all over the West Indies and depending on where your from in what village over the bridge near the lake past the damn bush it's the same damn thing ppl will cook the same dish and have a different recipe before anyone opens their mouth they really need to research and see how every island is connected who settled here and there at the same damn time what was the influence on food stop being ignorant if you don't like Chris way don't watch

[@legal_beagle5294]

All you wanna-be chefs out there....THE FIRST THING HE SAYS..."This is my version of...." Jeez!!! If you weren't so nosy, you wouldn't be all on his channel! Obviously, you're curious as to how he cooks! Why don't you get your OWN channel, cook YOUR way and stop criticizing this Brotha style! Chris...you bring back memories of my moms friends that was from the Caribbean...she cooked all that stuff, but I was too young to appreciate it! My palate wasn't mature enough, plus I didn't grow up eating that way! Now, I can't get enough of it! When I cook along with your video....people come up to my door and ask what am I cooking! Everybody want a plate! Thank you Bro for teaching this gal how to cook food that she loves!!!

[@bertswannee1476]

OMG! Thank you! I have been looking for a pepperpot recipe for the longest. My grandmother was Guyanese and would make this every Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. "Mama," my grandmother was old school keeping all her recipes in her head, never writing them down. When she passed away she took her recipes with her. I'm going to try my best to make this, thanks again, love your recipes on youtube. GOD bless and be safe.

[@JuleZBs]

Im happy to see you making this. Now i can do this for my guyanese husband and he can stop running by his parents to get this done. Thank you Chris. I'll try this recipe for the season.

[@philyhann9774]

Oh skunt🤣😃

[@deepitamber8803]

Looks amazing Chris thank you for showing us your take on Guyanese Pepper pot looks divine and thank you for appreciating our Culture .

[@MrDanGroup]

I'm Trinidadian and finally great to see a Island chef... Big Ups....

[@lindabrown0]

This is hilarious. I don't care about the recipe, but the comments!!!! OMG (lol)..........Chris does things his way. He doesn't care about authenticity. He's the Mr. Magoo of the cooking world. Just enjoy the food his way folks...........

[@MsWallaboo]

Amen

[@SuperCass74]

H oki

[@robstevens9667]

Fantastic 👌 thank you! Had everything except cassareep! Just ordered it online, so looking forward to this. Thanks again Sir 🙏👍

[@jaaymyteam8984]

OMG PEPPERPOT IS SOOO GOOD I’m Guyanese btw My grandparents make it every Christmas it’s SOOOO GOOD!

[@clloyf726]

I cook Pepper Pot ever Christmas for my Guyanese husband with bread. You must have fresh bread! I usually have my sister-in-law send me REAL cassareep for a Caribbean store in New York, but this year she got it shipped from Guyana. I usually put ox tails, beef, pig tails and pig feet in mine. I also add the orange peel, cloves, a little more cassareep and less peppers so that I can eat it. Great Job! It just how my mother-in-law taught me!

[@patg3961]

pig tails, ox tails, pig feet? sounds like the REAL deal there. YUM! Only other thing - people in the interior - Amerindians - often through in a little fish now and again, although most old people on the coast, in town, use the oxtails, pig tails, pig "trotters". But then, people in the interior can keep this pot boiling all year and just throw in whatever they happen to catch that day. Just curious - wondering if the cricket club still got their pot boiling?

[@ardentdfender4116]

Is it ever recommended to cook it in a Pressure Cooker vs letting it simmer cook over the 3-4 hours?

[@ashanti_crochetdesigns]

Sound like you get your pepperpot recipe right, next time you making trying adding some meaty part like beef and pork.

[@ashanti_crochetdesigns]

Ardent Dfender using a pressure cooker is better.

[@ardentdfender4116]

Asheska Glenrick Thanks for the suggestion.

[@jopam3]

caribbeanpot...Chris, i found some Casreep in Chicago last weekend and I was beside myself. I intend to use it this weekend for my July 4th cookout to make my fried rice. Thanks to one of your viewers who commented on one of your videos that she uses that for coloring her friend rice. Yes sir.....thank you again!!

[@SeraphimLady]

Chris, I have been waiting for this recipe for over a year. My boyfriend is Guyanese and he will love this! I'm definitely going to make some for his birthday! THANK YOU!!!

[@chuckfarmer2154]

I have never made Pepper Pot before...but this instructional makes it so easy....you can't go wrong...came out perfectly. Thank you!

[@juliawalkerthompson8498]

Mr Chris hi there here is wishing you the best in health and happiness 2 things we cannot buy .just viewing your PEPPERPOT SOUP RECIPE LIKE YOUR PRESENTATION SIMPLE TO FOLLOW THANK YOU KIND REGARDS BLESSINGS & GOOD HEALTH 🤗🍝🍜💘

[@lynlekhram2467]

Thank you so much for all the lovely recipes,it's a great help in my kitchen thank again.

[@theeartofseduction]

You never disappoint Chris. You're the BEST out there!

[@RR-lv6xs]

I used your recipe but with turkey meat. I brown the meat first then cooked it in a slow cooker... OMG!!! It was delicious 😋

[@secondlife3641]

I so love Pepper Pot ....my friends made it for me with baked bread wow wow wow. I am going to try this before Christmas to surprise them. Thank you

[@colettechapman205]

My father always made this. I thought it was hard. Have made it three times now n just closed the pot on the next batch. Supper easy

[@vanessam6040]

Love this recipe! I make it every year for Christmas. 🤤

[@evancrew1234]

This is the first one of your videos that I’ve seen. 30 seconds in and I already like your energy enough to subscribe and start binge-watching :)

[@camillechamanlall8243]

Chris thank you for sharing your recipes with us. I have learn to cook so many dishes

[@magicmaker4627]

Caribbean pot cooking I love it ❤🎉😅😊making mine now!!!!

[@thpain9501]

Ey Chris a wa gwan man thx for the video man a big up Guyanese here man Georgetown lusignan born man

[@shervegas]

I never had pepperpot looks delicious

[@seka1986]

Very nice...PEPPERPOT SMOKIN’ HOT!!!

[@TriniCookingwithNatasha]

This was a great recipe.

[@TheShamiza]

Thank you for this recipe, it’s just like the way my mom would make it

[@julielewisizame]

This sounds and looks so good. I'ma gonna be making this! 😊

[@VettsClass]

Looks delicious 🤤😋

[@sharpskilz]

This looks killer man... I've done a jamaican pepper pot that I got the recipe for from a jamaican friend, but this guyanese version looks equally stellar.

[@lucaspeter2040]

Love pepperpot thank u

[@asumptuous1810]

Season's Greetings!! Oh goodness! My mouth is watering. This brings back memories of growing up in my Guyanese household where Pepperpot was a staple during the holidays. I only wish my mother could be here now to cook a pot of it. I will try your recipe for sure Chris, but I do love the cloves in there. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@MsWallaboo]

Yesssssss! So glad you have a pepperpot recipe🙌🏾

[@Edgemaster401]

Hey Chris! Your recipe is good. Although I'm not Guyanese, I've had the pleasure of eating Pepperpot when I was a kid back in NYC. I cooked it the way you make it and it taste just like when I was a kid. One of my all time favorite dishes.

[@flavaenhancer3908]

I’m looking forward to making this but is Cassarap sweet because I do not like sweet meat. I will have to replace that with something else😊👍🏾👍🏾

[@amarnauthsingh3139]

Love pepper pot thank

[@neelamsingh-harilall5087]

I have been using this for about 2 years now. thanxx soo much !!! Love your videos

[@AlishaDyaram]

Chris I live in Canada and my mom makes her own casreep. A tradition passed on from her great grandmother. I hope to oneday show you how we make it with my mom. Let me know when your in Canada :)

[@anthonyganesh5247]

So good

[@ldypanaz]

My grandfather is from the island and I nave been wanting to learn to cook Caribbean style. Thank you I have subscribed and will be watching for more.

[@ashanti_crochetdesigns]

That's not the Guyanese style Chris recipe is so wrong, I'm a Guyanese and I'm telling you thats not the real deal.

[@TheFakeyCakeMaker]

Guyana is not an island.

[@ashanti_crochetdesigns]

Who said Guyana is an island? What I know pepperpot is Guyana national dish.

[@TheFakeyCakeMaker]

Asheska Glenrick I wasn't talking to you. I was talking to the OP who said their grandfather is from the island. I am also Guyanese.

[@ldypanaz]

I said the Island. As in Caribbean island not a specific one.

[@Marsha]

Lawwwddd the thumbnail for this video!! Geez chris!!

[@caribbeanpot]

ent!.. looks delicious.

[@Edgemaster401]

Thank you for sharing your recipe. I followed your cooking method and it taste just like how I had it in my youth.

[@joyanna9433]

Thank you Chris, i know what to cook up this weekend! Keep doing what your doing!

[@DebbieM30]

Looks so good! I make mine with oxtail and pork and cook it in the slow cooker so while its cooking I have lots of time to make bread to go with it. We have Pepperpot on Christmas Eve for dinner and then on Christmas morning for breakfast. The entire family looks forward to it!

[@patg3961]

That's how I know pepperpot. For after church on Xmas eve and then Garlic Pork for Xmas morning breakfast.

[@SpookyJohnathan]

Just introduced to this style of cooking, looking great!

[@mariedacamara9753]

Thanks for the video.. I'll try to make it for my husband who is Guyanese

[@brianmohammed1790]

Hi Chris i like your pepper pot and your other recipes keep posting on you tube

[@tiffanyw2687]

Awesome video. Love me some pepperpot. Guyanese to d bone!! Thanks for sharing Chris!!

[@KayMonetLife]

Never heard of a pepperpot so this was interesting. Thanks for sharing. Loving your channel even though I leave it sometimes starving....smile.

[@Browngeezer]

Looks god will try this out for sure!

[@cjmarseille8923]

Looks delicious can't wait to have it with rice.

[@patg3961]

It is traditionally eaten with crusty bread

[@allan451]

Christmas pepper pot is a Guyanese family tradition

[@pamokoarlall2167]

Allan ginger beer

[@TrinityPro31]

This is lovely. Am trying this out this weekend! Think am going to pressure the meat a little tho so I don't have to wait like three hours...impatient for my Guyanese pepperpot!

[@Jeff-OB1]

Thanks for sharing this recipe..always heard of it but never knew how to make this..looks great!!

[@bd10232003]

Looks great! Never tried that before. I may indulge!

[@singleshorty2006]

This is a classic. I love it

[@semonerufino1047]

Serve with Home made Bread ,lovely video

[@glynisphillips3527]

Yes Chris I love you for this

[@robertcullen1751]

thank you for sharing!

[@deardaughter]

Here’s a comment: You’re the man!

[@humdae6738]

big up from peru my bros!

[@melissahendy6115]

I like the video, Its very simple and straight forward ...

[@sallysantos2199]

Love it thank you 😊

[@csaREEM]

That looks awesome.

[@nishasook1138]

Im trini n def want to try this,never had it before. Can i mix lamb and goat meat?

[@vamps4me]

Being Trini I never heard of Cassareep before. I must try this never had pepper pot before.

[@shannonj.5256]

It's amazing! My husband is Guyanese and my MIL puts her foot in it every time lol

[@SeraphimLady]

Mrs. J My boyfriend is Guyanese too. And I normally don't eat beef, but she made some for Christmas. Whoo! How could I say no? Lol

[@deepitamber8803]

It’s Guyanese maybe that’s why and it’s so good you can even make Casareep chicken and pork so good

[@natshoney3219]

Thanks for doing Pepper Pot, I did ask. Love watching you cook, love to see you take on it. Merry Christmas.

[@nsaporta2148]

Love me some pepperpot

[@tyrahairston3250]

yum! thank you for this recipe. I will definitely try this.

[@nerisahart5844]

Beautiful work.

[@joycelinbenjamin1492]

Merry Xmas to you and your family sir thanks for sharing having a great time here in my home land, I will definitely try the goat meat I never use it before.

[@BE_ENCOURAGE1234]

Yummy. .

[@alexisp6194]

"that's not real pepperpot". Does it really matter? He even said that his take on pepperpot may be different. And everyone has their own style.I'm married into a Guyanese family and from day one I've had many of their well know dishes prepared in different ways. Not everyone likes beef,some prefer goat. My cousin (by marriage) is Ameridian and she makes it with fish. There's no right or wrong way especially when the country has a mixture of different nationalities and blended culture. Keep up to good work!

[@lestramiller3533]

Alexis P yes like you said the amerindians uses fish for the pepper pot. Also their pepper pot isn't black it is mostly off white or cream in colour and they use large meaty fish as meat with cassava bread instead of regular store brought or homemade bread

[@pamelaarthur5119]

can you make the pepper pot with just beef stew and ox-tail ?

[@lestramiller3533]

Yes that what guyanese traditionally make pepper pot with beef and ox-tail we don't use no other meat

[@donaches]

Pepperpot is an Amerindian recipe. Guyanese don’t just use Oxtail and beef to make pepperpot. You can use whatever meat you want. Some people use Goat, beef Oxtail, cow heel, pork etc.

[@TR-yy1ub]

Could you use chicken also?

[@Babynx4]

Very nice, meat looks real tasty.

[@barbarabeharrywatley9478]

Awesome...Merry Christmas... looks delicious 😋

[@tradermama]

Thank you so much. I love your videos. Please show more!!!

[@95luannaable]

Guyanese here ❤️

[@sneakeey1]

Chris, that looks beautiful, and rich with that deep color. I have used an occasional recipe (my take on it) of yours. I might have to prepare this one. It looks simple and delicious!

[@MrOslyn]

Can see you're not a gt, that eh get colour yet. Darker..

[@shoshituttle6469]

sorry, Chris--had not yet read the recipe--please forgive! You are so considerate. thanks-- Shoshi

[@learningadventureswithchay9892]

Nice 😄

[@bdeabreu88]

Will attempt this for the first time this Christmas Eve its my husbands favorite. I think I may use the crock pot. What do you think?

[@FromOutsideTheCell]

Peppa pot no pig.....you got my like!

[@sudeshpersaud4190]

Great thanks

[@deowatiekhan2633]

It may first time making pepper pot wish me good luck

[@markhernandez95]

looks delicious tho

[@onejourney]

★★★★★ Outstanding, thank you so much for sharing

[@nahlaparker3270]

Love it but am vegetarian and will try this recipe but use meatless would you recommend using less water due to am using meatless as in meat substitute. Txs

[@alishapersaud4994]

I'M GUYANESE AND DAMN PROUD OF IT! I'VE BENT TO GUYANA AND TRINIDAD. IN MY OPINION I THINK THE FOOD IN GUYANA TASTE WAY BETTER THEN THE FOOD IN TRINIDAD. WE GUYANESE PEOPLE KNOW HOW FUH COOK AND SEASON OUR FOOD TO MEK IT TASTE NICE. IF YALL WANT TO KNOW HOW FUH MEK PEPPERPOT GO TO A GUYANESE CHANNEL NOT A TRINIDADIAN. PEPPERPOT COULD BE MADE ANYTIME OF DA YEAR NOT ONLY CHRISTMAS TIME.

[@deepitamber8803]

I’m Guyanese & Proud too, hey have you ever heard of Culture appreciation? I didn’t think so always someone hurting over the fact that someone else from another country cooking their food and showing their take on it who cares ,and secondly Chris good looking mighty good just like lots of Guyanese people who make it the same be more positive about appreciative when people are appreciate in our culture !

[@saintgeorge6706]

Where are the Afro-Caribbean eateries in London? When I was a kid we ate Bajan grub it was lovely.

[@thebrownshroom3488]

Hi Chris, I enjoy your recipes. Can you do a recipe for Guyanese Garlic Beef or Garlic Pork please. Thanks!

[@ladybird8911]

I will try this dish. Do I really have to use sugar? As I do not use sugar at all it's not in my kitchen.I reside in Los Angeles CA. Where can can I purchase the cassareep from?

[@livestocknetwork320]

Just one question here; Sorry if it sounds stupid but is cassareep safe to eat?...

[@docp739]

Can you use black strap molasses in place of the brown syrup ingredient he used (Dnt know if I can find that near me).

[@nadiashung9900]

thanks .love ya video .

[@tad561000]

You should make some ponche de crema, wine and paime. I would really love to see that but nice video I enjoyed it. And oh yeah some accras

[@nicolewilson277]

My in-laws make this and I love it however, to get Cassareep in Australia is horrible! well basically it has to be imported. Do you have a recipe to make it from scratch?

[@EHCBunny4real]

I'm making pepperpot for Christmas dinner. My family always use at least 3 types of peppers and a little tomato sauce.

[@ashanti_crochetdesigns]

ms lady i'm a Guyanese and tomato sauce is not for pepperpot

[@ashanti_crochetdesigns]

*****​​ yuh understand, don't know what he trying to do our pepperpot recipe, he is so wrong about how to make pepperpot.

[@EHCBunny4real]

You know this recipes isn't strictly Guyanese. It's west african and also made throughout the caribbean. Everyone has their own variation of meats and vegetables used in it.

[@ashanti_crochetdesigns]

No no its a Guyanese thing and its one of Guyana national dish, You get it all wrong.

[@EHCBunny4real]

Yeah, just like only the Greeks makes yogurt, (lol)

[@queensheba9792]

Can I substitute soya chunks for the meat? Will it turn out nice?

[@MrOslyn]

Na boy da na gt Pepper pot. Get a gt on your show.