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Tchaka

Tchaka (tyaka, chaka or tiaka) is a very nutritious traditional Haitian dish made with corn, red beans and salted smoked pork.

Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 45 mins
Servings: 8 People
Calories: 108 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Haitian

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dry corn kernels
  • 1 cup red kidney beans
  • 2 smoked salted pork trotters , cut into slices (or salted smoked pork)
  • 1 small bunch thyme
  • 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • 8 cloves garlic , peeled and chopped
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 goat pepper (or habanero pepper)
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 2 bitter oranges , squeezed
  • 1 lime , squeezed
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • pepper
Equipment
  • Pressure cooker
  • Dutch oven

Instructions

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  1. Soak corn kernels and red kidney beans in plenty of cold water for 10 hours.
  2. Discard the water.
  3. Add the corn and red beans in a pressure cooker.
  4. Add the parsley, half the garlic, half the thyme, onion, chili, and pepper.
  5. Cover with water, close and lock the pressure cooker and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes after it comes to a boil. Drain and reserve the cooking water.
  6. Rinse the pig's trotters with plenty of water and place them in a pressure cooker.
  7. Add the rest of the garlic, thyme, and parsley, pepper and the juice of the bitter oranges.
  8. Cover with water, close the pressure cooker and cook for 45 minutes. Drain the pig's trotters and reserve the cooking water.
  9. In a Dutch oven, heat the olive oil and brown the pig's trotters. Add the cooking water from the pig's trotters.
  10. Add the red bean and corn mixture and their reserved cooking water.
  11. Add the bay leaves and the whole goat pepper.
  12. Cover and simmer over low heat for about 2 hours, or until the tchaka thickens.
  13. At the very end of cooking, add the lime juice.