Today is my birthday! I always make a rum punch around this time and I wanted to share another punch recipe with you.
Jamaican food
Curry Chicken
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken 1 large potato 3 Tb of olive oil 2 cups water 1/2 Tb of cornstarch 1 bell pepper 1 tomato 1 yellow onion 1 clove or 2 teaspoons of garlic powder 1 teaspoons salt 2 Tb of adobo seasoning 1 Tb of Kickin chicken…
Pineapple Glazed Pork Chops
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoons browning sauce 1 cup of water (1/2 cup for the glaze, 1/4 cups for the browning mixture and the rest in case the sauce is very thick) 1 packet of sazon goya seasoning 2 teaspoons of adobo seasoning 3-5 pork chops 1 cup of dark brown sugar 1 large…
Brown Stew Chicken
Brown Stew chicken is one of my absolute favorite dishes to make, I’ve just about perfected it. Why do we call it brown stew chicken? Simple, in the beginning process of cooking the chicken it turns brown when it’s fried in hot oil. I would differently say that brown stew chicken (next to curry chicken)…
Fried Dumplings
Fried Dumplings One of my favorite things to make for breakfast is fried dumplings or “Johnny cakes” They taste like biscuits that u would bake in the oven except it’s fried. When it is fresh and hot, fried dumplings can be very crispy on the outside and slightly soft in the middle. It can…
Bloody Mary with Jamaican rum
Ingredients: 2 shots light white Jamaican rum 6 large, ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced 3 tablespoons lemon juice 3 tablespoons lime juice 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 3 cloves garlic, minced 3 teaspoons hot sauce, optional 2 teaspoons minced fresh horseradish 2 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt 1 teaspoon celery seed 1 teaspoon fresh ground…
Bully Beef
Ingredients: 1 can of corned beef (also known as bully beef in Jamaica) 1 clove of garlic 1 Tablespoon of oil 1/2 Teaspoon of black pepper 1 onion 1 tomato 1/4 Scotch Bonnet 1/2 bell pepper 1 sprig of thyme ¼ cup of water Directions: 1. Chop the onion, tomato, bell pepper, Scotch…
Stew pork
Stew pork is made the same way as stew chicken. However pork cooks faster then chicken because it has the same texture as chicken breast. Whenever I cook I always save the sauce for later. ( chicken stock makes a great base for beef dishes). Stew pork Cuisine: Jamaican Author: Caribbean Cuisine Prep…
Cabbage Salad
Cabbage is part of the cruciferous family of vegetables named because of the cross (crucifix) shaped flowers. Medical researchers have found that the phytochemicals in cabbage known as indoles inhibit the growth of colon, stomach and breast cancer. On the down side, excessive amounts of cabbage in the diet may lead to problems with…
Jerk Pork
Jamaican Jerk is a special jerk type cooking offered from Jamaica to the rest of the world. Jerk cooking is almost a 250 years old style of authentic Jamaican cooking. It was brought in slaves to Jamaica. Jamaican Jerk sauce is special for the fresh spices from Jamaica, which are world famous for its natural…
Jerk Chicken
Let me “Jerk” you around a little. One of my favorite dishes to make is jerk chicken. I love jerking the chicken whole (it’s so juicy when you cook it this way). So what is jerk? Jerk is the process of spicing and grilling meats, poultry, and vegetables. The most popular are jerk chicken and…