Jamaican Saltfish Fritters Recipe

Ingredients:Jamaican Saltfish Fritters Recipe

1/4 pound salted codfish
1/4 pound flour
1 medium sized onion
1 small clove garlic
2 scallions1/4 teaspoon hot pepper
2 medium sized tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon paprika

Preparation:

  • Soak codfish in water overnight to remove excess salt.
  • Use a sharp knife to dice, shred finely, and set aside.
  • Chop and combine onion, garlic, scallion, hot pepper and tomatoes.
  • In a skillet using a small amount of oil, saute the chopped vegetables.
  • Place the codfish in a mixing bowl and add flour and cold water to make a thin batter.
  • Add the sauteed vegetables and the paprika.
  • Spoon the batter into a skillet that has 1 inch of hot oil, or use a deep fryer. Fry until golden brown and crisp on both sides.

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Jamaican Red Pea Soup Recipe

Jamaican Red Pea Soup Recipe Ingredients:

1 lb Smoked ham hocks
1 lb Stewing beef cubed
2 cups Kidney beans, dried
4 quarts Water
4 small Potatoes peeled and cubed
1/2 cup Coconut milk
1 Onions chopped
2 Green onions chopped
1 Sprig fresh thyme
salt, black, and hot pepper to taste

Preparation:

  • Soak the ham hocks overnight in fresh water to remove salt
  • Combine ham hocks, beef, and kidney bean in boiled water. Cook for 1 hr to 1 1/2 hr or until beans are tender and begin to split open.
  • Add the potatoes, coconut milk, onion, thyme and hot pepper.
  • Add salt, black pepper, and hot pepper to taste. Stir the soup and allow to simmer for 1 hour.

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Jamaican Stew Peas & Rice Recipe

Jamaican Stew Peas & Rice RecipeIngredients:

2 cups red peas
½ lb salt beef
1 lb stew Beef
1 Scotch Bonnet Pepper
2 stalk escallion
3 sprig thyme
2 cups Coconut Milk(or 1/4 box)
6 pimento seed
3 cloves garlic
salt and pepper to tastespinners
1 cup flour
½ teaspoon salt
Enough water to bind

Preparation:

  • Boil and drain salt Beef twice, in a medium size pan.
  • Place Peas, meat and garlic together in the pan, boil until Peas are tender, about 1 ½ hour.
  • Add coconut cream, spinners, and seasoning, cook for about an hour.
  • Season to taste.
  • Thicken the mix with 3 tablespoons of flour combined with 1/4 cup water. Strain the mixture into the stew.
  • Boil until it thickens.
  • Place flour and salt in a medium bowl.
  • Work mixture with hands while adding enough water to bind, making a stiff dough.
  • Roll into 1 inch long pieces, drop into boiling stew Peas or soup.
  • Boil until they float or add them during the last 20mins of the cooking process.
  • Serve with rice.

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Jamaican Pork and Plantain Recipe

Ingredients:

Jamaican Pork and Plantain Recipe1  tablespoon  vegetable oil
4  bone-in pork chops (about 2 lbs. total)
1/2  teaspoon  ground cumin
1/2  teaspoon  ground allspice
1/2  teaspoon  cinnamon
1/2  teaspoon  kosher salt
1/2  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
2  very ripe (black-spotted) plantains or firm-ripe bananas, peeled and cut in half lengthwise and again crosswise
2  tablespoons  plus 2 tsp. packed light brown sugar
1  can (15 oz.) black beans, warmed
1/4  cup  sour cream
1/2  serrano chile, sliced thinly
1/2  cup  cilantro leaves

Preparation:

1. Preheat broiler. Rub oil over pork and set on a broiler pan. Mix spices together and sprinkle evenly on both sides of meat. Broil, turning once, until browned and cooked through, about 8 minutes. Remove from pan and keep warm.

2. Lay plantains, cut side up, on a baking sheet and sprinkle with sugar. Broil until sugar starts to caramelize and fruit starts to soften, 4 to 8 minutes.

3. Serve pork chops and plantains with black beans, a dollop of sour cream, a few chile slices, and cilantro leaves.

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Jamaican Stuffed Roast Beef Recipe

Ingredients:

Jamaican Stuffed Roast Beef Recipe1 medium rib eye
1 small onion
2 gloves garlic
Thyme
Scallion
Crushed pimiento seeds
½ hot scotch bonnet pepper
Pick-a-pepper sauce
Paprika
Corn starch
Soy Sauce
Ketchup
Oil
Salt & Black pepper

Preparation:

1. Dice all of the seasoning and mix with a little pick-a-pepper sauce and salt.
2. Make small holes in roast and stuff the mix seasoning in the holes, all around, leaving enough seasoning to make gravy.
3. Add Soy sauce, ketchup, salt, black pepper, paprika, pick-a-pepper and rub along meat.
4. Let stand for a while.
5. Heat oil in skillet, shake excess seasoning off. Add meat.
6. Cook over medium heat, turning constantly to prevent sticking. Let it brown on each side. Do not add a lot of water. Just a little each time it dries out.
7. Keep adding water until cooked.
8. When cooked, remove from skillet to make gravy.
9. Make corn starch in a paste and add to stock to make gravy. Serve over a bed of white rice or rice and peas.

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