Jamaican Fricassee Chicken Recipe

Jamaican Fricassee Chicken RecipeIngredients:

1 3-4 lb Chicken cut up
3 stalks scallion cut up and mash lightly
2 small tomatoes cut up
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 sprigs fresh thyme or 1/2 tsp dried
salt and pepper to season
1/2 tsp pimento
2 Tbsp Corn oil
1/2 cup chicken broth or water

Preparation:

  • Rub the chicken with all the ingredients and let sit for 2 – 3 hours.
  • Scrape seasonings off chicken and reserve.
  • Pan fry chicken over medium heat until nicely brown, add
  • seasonings and chicken. Cover pan and lower heat and cook for 35-40 minutes until chicken is cooked through.

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Jamaican Pepper Pot Soup Recipes

Jamaican Pepper Pot Soup RecipesIngredients:

1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs or boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into ½ inch cubes
6 slices bacon, diced
1 large sweet potato or yam, diced
1 red pepper, seeded and chopped
1 green pepper, seeded and chopped
1 (10 ounces) package frozen okra, sliced
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup fresh spinach, chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon thyme
½ teaspoon marjoram
½ teaspoon allspice
1 scotch bonnet peppers, finely chopped
6 cups chicken stock
¾ cup cream of coconut

Preparation:

  • Fry bacon over medium heat in large stock pot.
  • Remove bacon with slotted spoon.
  • Add chicken pieces and cook for 5 minutes or until done.
  • Return bacon to pot.
  • Add vegetables, spices and chicken broth.
  • Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Add cream of coconut and simmer for 10 more minutes.
  • Serve in individual bowls.

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Jamaican Glazed Ham Recipe

Jamaican Glazed Ham RecipeIngredient:

1 lb. (5 kgs) ham
1 bottle marmalade
2 tsps. grated orange rind
2 cups fresh orange segments
5 medium ripe bananas
2 Tbsps. fresh lime juice
1/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar
15 whole cloves
2 Tbsps. vinegar

Preparation:

  • Bake ham in preheated oven at 180°C / 350°F, (15 minutes for each pound).
  • In a saucepan over low heat, heat marmalade until it is of a syrupy consistency.
  • Stir constantly with a wooden spoon, remove marmalade from heat and blend in orange segments, banana slices and lime juice.
  • Spoon mixture over ham 15 minutes before it is finished baking.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the brown sugar and vinegar, brush this over ham. Bake ham for a further 15-20 minutes.
  • Serve with candied sweet potatoes and rice & peas.

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