Recipe

Keith Wallace - Dish: Cow Foot

 

Ingredients

• One cow foot – cut into pieces by butcher
• One tin or equivalent fresh butter beans
• Two small or one large onion
• One whole chilli pepper Sprig of thyme
• One garlic clove
• Two teaspoons of curry powder
• Half a teaspoon of salt

Method

1. Thoroughly wash the cow foot pieces in warm water
2. Chop the onions, garlic, chilli pepper and thyme then put into a bowl with the cow foot, curry powder, salt
3. Mix together thoroughly making sure the cow foot pieces are covered in the seasoning
4. Let the mixture marinade for a few hours but preferably overnight
5. Heat a dutch pot with about a tablespoon of vegetable oil then add the contents of the bowl 6. Stir the mixture into dutch pot then cover and leave it until its tender**
7. Mix in a tin of butter beans or fresh butter beans
8. Leave to simmer for about 5 minutes *if using fresh butter beans you must add them half way through cooking to give them time to cook.

**check the cow foot during cooking to make sure the pot doesn’t dry out. If the pot does start to get dry add a little water. The pot must never be dry or your cow foot will be dry. Season to taste before serving Serve with white rice and vegetables

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