Guyanese Garlic Pork

Ingredients

• 3 ½ lbs pork shoulder, chopped in 2in-3in pieces
• 2 heads garlic, peeled and chopped
• 15-16 wiri wiri peppers or 7-8 scotch bonnets
• 2 bushels fresh thyme or 2-3 tablespoon dried thyme
• 3 ½ – 4 cups white distilled vinegar (or enough to cover the meat)
• 2 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 ½ tablespoon salt

Equipment

• 1 extra large glass jar, sterilized
• Tongs

Instructions

1. Sterilize jar by boiling in a pot of water for 10 minutes. Remove jar and dry with paper towel. Set aside.
2. Chop meat into 2-3 inch size strips or chunks. Rinse meat and pat completely dry. After this point, use tongs to handle meat. Set aside.
3. Peel and chop garlic and pepper. Gather thyme.
4. Add chopped garlic, pepper, and thyme to bowl with meat. Mix with tongs.
5. In sterilized jar, begin to add meat with seasonings. Layer with thyme sprigs.
6. Mix sugar and salt into 1 cup water, set aside.
7. Pour vinegar over meat until it is completely submerged. Add reserved 1 cup water with salt and sugar.
8. Close lid tightly and gently turn jar upside down a few times to ensure vinegar solution gets in between layered meat.
9. Store in cool dark place for 4-7 days. We cooked the meat on day 4 (alicapepperpot)