Category: Jamaican Recipes

Ingredients:

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.

Tagged with: Jamaican Pepper Pot Soup Recipes, Jamaican Pepper Pot Soup, Pepper Pot Soup Recipes, Pepper Pot Soup

Ingredient:

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.

Tagged with: Jamaican Glazed Ham Recipe, Jamaican Glazed Ham, Glazed Ham Recipe, Glazed Ham

Ingredients:

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.

Tagged with: Jamaican Saltfish Fritters Recipe, Jamaican Saltfish Fritters, Saltfish Fritters Recipe,Saltfish Fritters

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.

Tagged with: Jamaican Red Pea Soup Recipe, Jamaican Red Pea Soup, Red Pea Soup Recipe,Red Pea Soup

Ingredients:

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.

Tagged with: Jamaican Stew Peas & Rice Recipe, Jamaican Stew Peas & Rice, Stew Peas & Rice Recipe,Stew Peas & Rice