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Geera pork dish in a white serving dish

Classic Geera Pork (Spicy Cumin Pork)

A spicy Trinidadian pork dish infused with roasted cumin, herbs, and hot peppers—perfect for lime and domino night.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 6
Course: Rice & One-Pot
Cuisine: Trinidadian

Ingredients
  

  • 3 1/2 pounds pork cubed
  • 1 of lime or lemon; juiced, to wash pork
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon Caribbean Green Seasoning
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons roasted ground geera cumin
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon geera seeds cumin seeds
  • 2 scallions chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic smashed
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro chopped
  • 1 tablespoon parsley chopped
  • 2 pimento peppers diced
  • 8 Bird’s Eye peppers chopped
  • 1 1/4 cups water

Method
 

  1. Cut pork into 3/4-inch pieces. Wash with lime or lemon juice and water. Drain well.
    Wash pork cubes with lime juice in a glass bowl
  2. Season pork with black pepper, salt, green seasoning, and roasted ground geera. Mix to coat wel
  3. In a wide heavy pan, heat oil on medium heat. Add geera seeds and reduce heat. Cook for 3 minutes until fragrant.
    Heating cumin seeds in a silver sauté pan on the stove
  4. Add scallions, garlic, cilantro, parsley, pimento peppers, and bird peppers. Cook for 3 minutes.
    Add in scallion and peppers to pan
  5. Turn heat to medium-high and add seasoned pork. Stir to coat with aromatics.
    Add in pork cubes to pan
  6. Cook uncovered for 8–10 minutes until pork releases and reabsorbs its own juices and oil is visible.
  7. Add water, bring to a boil, then lower heat to a gentle simmer. Cover with lid slightly ajar.
    Pork juices in pan as cook off liquid
  8. Simmer for 35 minutes or until pork is fork-tender.
  9. Uncover and increase heat to burn off excess liquid if you prefer a dry finish.
  10. Garnish with extra cilantro and pimento peppers before serving.
    Close up of Geera pork cooking in pan

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