Caribbean Recipes
5 recipes
Saltfish Fritters
Caribbean fritters of desalted salt cod flaked into a peppery batter with scallion, thyme and hot pepper, fried in spoonfuls until crisp at the edges and tender in the middle.
Jerk Chicken Wrap
Chicken thighs coated in an allspice, thyme and Scotch bonnet paste, grilled over direct heat and wrapped with crunchy cabbage slaw and a lime-scallion sauce. Heavy on warm spice, cut by acid.
Jamaican Brown Stew Chicken
Chicken browned in caramelized sugar, then stewed with thyme, allspice, and a whole Scotch bonnet until the gravy is dark and thick. The burnt-sugar step is what makes it brown stew.
Caribbean Sweet Potato Pudding
Hand-grated sweet potato baked slowly with coconut milk, dark brown sugar and warm spice into a dense, moist pudding. Fine cornmeal stands in for wheat flour and gives it a sliceable body.
Caribbean Rice and Peas
Long-grain rice steamed in coconut milk with kidney beans, thyme, scallion and allspice. A whole Scotch bonnet rides on top for perfume, left unpierced so its heat stays out of the pot.