🇧🇿 Belizean Cuisine

Gibnut

Stewed Gibnut

Prep Time 30 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Hard

Calories 382 kcal

Tender gibnut (paca) slow-stewed with recado spices, onions, and peppers. Belize's most famous wild game dish.

Ingredients

2 lbs gibnut meat cut into pieces
2 tbsp red recado paste
1 large onion sliced
2 cloves garlic minced
1 bell pepper sliced
2 tbsp vinegar
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup water
salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions

1 Season gibnut pieces with recado paste, vinegar, salt, and pepper.
2 Brown the meat in oil in a heavy pot.
3 Add onion, garlic, and bell pepper. Cook until softened.
4 Add water, cover, and stew on low heat for 1.5 hours until meat is very tender.

Did You Know?

When Queen Elizabeth II visited Belize in 1985, she was served gibnut, leading the British press to headline 'Queen Eats Rat' — the gibnut has been called the Royal Rat ever since.