caribbean recipes please

manhater

My partner loves caribbean cooking and im afraid i have absolutley no idea how to even start a curried goat dish.

I have even been to the library and book shops but there dishes are far to complex and alot of fish dishes and more on the indian style rather than caribbean.

So would greatfully receive anyones receipes or ideas especially including chicken dishes.

Pink.

Hi manhater,

If you have a look on google there are quite a few links to caribbean recipe sites that should help.

Pink

manhater

Wow, thanks pink, getting the shopping today so curried goat on the menu for tomorrows dinner.

Funny, im on the internet everyday, yet didnt even think about looking on google......der!!

Big kiss and thanks from my man. X (not sure he'll be giving me a kiss after a poor result of curried goat though, lol)

marvalous

I wouldn't advise you to start with curried goat. I was raised in the Caribbean and I have yet to attempt it!:rotfl:

it does take a bit of practice as the goat takes FOREVER to cook unless you have a pressure cooker or such like.

What island is he from? I have a massive coffee table book called Culinaria The Caribbean that has key recipes from every island in the Caribbean (great book by the way) and they vary tremendously from place to place.

If I were you, I would start simply with something like rice and peas or peas and rice as some people call it. Add some jerk chicken on the side and you good to go.

The secret to making jerk chicken is .......

Buy a bottle of Walkerswood Jerk Chicken from Tesco or similar:rotfl: :rotfl:

marinade the meat with it and grill it or bake it . Walkerswood is THE authentic Jamaican jerk marinade and it is very strong. So use sparingly. Don't waste your money on the imitators.

As I said I am from the Caribbean, my husband is from the Caribbean and I have lived on two Caribbean islands , both my mother and my grandmother run b&bs in the Caribbean where people have almost bitten off their fingers on their food so I know what I'm talking about.

START SIMPLE!

richyg

Agree completely with Marvalous. Walkerswood is absolutely the best for jerk seasoning chicken fish or vegetables. They do a liquid in a bottle called Jerk sauce (I think) that is pretty good but I reckon the one called jerk seasoning (just checked the bottle)- which is a dry(ish) paste that you rub on is even better. Our Tescos doesnt stock it but Asda does and we are lucky enough in Coventry to have Caribbean grocers and a couple of Caribbean market stalls. It lasts ages as you only need a teaspoon or two and the jar is less that £2.


For jerk chicken with rice and peas

Rub jerk sauce on chicken thighs and drumsticks and leave for a few hours or overnight - cook slowly in the oven about 150 C covered and then uncovered to crisp up a bit. The slower cooked the better.

For rice and peas

Put the rice and a tin of kidney beans in a saucepan. Well the kidney beans should preferably be out of the tin !!.

It is optional whether you rinse/wash the kidney beans or just throw in - I have had it both ways and it doesnt make much difference. With the liquid in it gives a reddish colour to the final product. Add water or a mixture of water and coconut milk to about 1 inch above the rice. Add a teaspoon or two of mixed spice and a few cloves. Cook slowly covered - dont boil rapidly ( I think this is called the steaming method of cooking rice).

This can be served with a sweet and sour sauce poured over the rice. Havent got the recipe for that accurately you could even use something out of a jar but I know

Lots of sugar (100 g) - red wine vinegar - water and cornflour boiled up thickens and whilst not ghastly red is more authentic.


Enjoy on a banana leaf :rotfl: or more likely a paper plate in the garden with a tin of red stripe lager and a Bob Marley album.

Heaven.

nikibella

Hi
I have a Penguin handbook Caribbean Cooking by Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz that I bought many years ago that is full of recipes from all the regions of the Caribbean, easy and entertaining. You can still get it from Amazon new or used.

pipkin71

I tried jerk chicken for the first time at my friend's house the other week and it was simply delicious. I'm doing my asda shopping online today so will look out for the seasoning and impress her with my attempt next time she calls.

Pipkin xxx

manhater

marvalous wrote: »

I wouldn't advise you to start with curried goat. I was raised in the Caribbean and I have yet to attempt it!:rotfl:

it does take a bit of practice as the goat takes FOREVER to cook unless you have a pressure cooker or such like.

What island is he from? I have a massive coffee table book called Culinaria The Caribbean that has key recipes from every island in the Caribbean (great book by the way) and they vary tremendously from place to place.

If I were you, I would start simply with something like rice and peas or peas and rice as some people call it. Add some jerk chicken on the side and you good to go.

The secret to making jerk chicken is .......

Buy a bottle of Walkerswood Jerk Chicken from Tesco or similar:rotfl: :rotfl:

marinade the meat with it and grill it or bake it . Walkerswood is THE authentic Jamaican jerk marinade and it is very strong. So use sparingly. Don't waste your money on the imitators.

As I said I am from the Caribbean, my husband is from the Caribbean and I have lived on two Caribbean islands , both my mother and my grandmother run b&bs in the Caribbean where people have almost bitten off their fingers on their food so I know what I'm talking about.

START SIMPLE!

Luckily for my b/friend i couldnt find anyone stocking goat, plenty of mutton but he doesnt like that!!

His family are from Grenada.

Thanks for the tip, i did actually have some walkerswood sauce in the cupboard called one stop sauce which i marinated with the chicken thighs and put in the oven for about an hour served with rice and it was lovely but not spicy, good for me not for my man, though he did enjoy it.

manhater

richyg wrote: »

Agree completely with Marvalous. Walkerswood is absolutely the best for jerk seasoning chicken fish or vegetables. They do a liquid in a bottle called Jerk sauce (I think) that is pretty good but I reckon the one called jerk seasoning (just checked the bottle)- which is a dry(ish) paste that you rub on is even better. Our Tescos doesnt stock it but Asda does and we are lucky enough in Coventry to have Caribbean grocers and a couple of Caribbean market stalls. It lasts ages as you only need a teaspoon or two and the jar is less that £2.


For jerk chicken with rice and peas

Rub jerk sauce on chicken thighs and drumsticks and leave for a few hours or overnight - cook slowly in the oven about 150 C covered and then uncovered to crisp up a bit. The slower cooked the better.

For rice and peas

Put the rice and a tin of kidney beans in a saucepan. Well the kidney beans should preferably be out of the tin !!.

It is optional whether you rinse/wash the kidney beans or just throw in - I have had it both ways and it doesnt make much difference. With the liquid in it gives a reddish colour to the final product. Add water or a mixture of water and coconut milk to about 1 inch above the rice. Add a teaspoon or two of mixed spice and a few cloves. Cook slowly covered - dont boil rapidly ( I think this is called the steaming method of cooking rice).

This can be served with a sweet and sour sauce poured over the rice. Havent got the recipe for that accurately you could even use something out of a jar but I know

Lots of sugar (100 g) - red wine vinegar - water and cornflour boiled up thickens and whilst not ghastly red is more authentic.


Enjoy on a banana leaf :rotfl: or more likely a paper plate in the garden with a tin of red stripe lager and a Bob Marley album.

Heaven.

Thanks, will try this recipe and get back to you, all gratefully received.

manhater

nikibella wrote: »

Hi
I have a Penguin handbook Caribbean Cooking by Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz that I bought many years ago that is full of recipes from all the regions of the Caribbean, easy and entertaining. You can still get it from Amazon new or used.

I will look it up, thanks

Katgoddess

Oooooh they are running a Caribbean cookery course at work at the moment, and I love plantain. Do any of the major supermarkets sell this?

Morrisons has a Caribbean section in their international isle.