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["The night before, rinse red beans in cold water and soak in 3 to 4 cups of cold water overnight. Separately, rinse salted pig tails and soak in about 6 cups of cold water overnight.", "The next day, drain water from pig tails, place in pot, and cover with fresh cold water. Bring to a boil for 3 to 5 minutes then drain water.", "Add 6 cups fresh cold water to pot and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and cook about 30 minutes. Add red beans (including the water they were soaked in) and beef to pot.", "Cover pot and cook meat and beans on a low boil until very tender, about 1 hour (keep the liquid level the same by adding boiling water to pot as liquid evaporates). When the beans are almost tender, add the coconut milk.", "In a frying pan on medium heat, melt butter and saute onion, red and green bell pepper, scotch bonnet pepper, and scallion (white part only, chopped) until onion is transparent, about 3 minutes. Add all the sauteed ingredients to pot on low boil along with remaining scallion, sprigs of thyme, black pepper, and pimento. Remove scotch bonnet pepper after a few minutes, or to taste depending on spice level you want to achieve.", "In a separate bowl, make small spindle-shape dumplings (called spinners) by mixing ingredients until combined. Add more flour and water as needed-when you can roll the dough in your hands and it sticks a little bit but doesn't leave pasty residue on your hand, that's when you know it's ready.
