Caribbean Recipes

In nearly every island in the Caribbean you travel too, there is a strong chance that you will come across vendors on the side to road selling grilled plantains. Grilled plantains recipe has been around in the Caribbean for centuries – my grandma did it and so did her mother. Back in the day when flour was still a luxury to item have at home, grilled or roasted plantains were substituted for bread.

Plantains can be cooked at any stage of ripeness and they’re a great source of folate, a nutrient which plays a vital role in cancer prevention. Try your hand this recipe – you will love it.

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Ingredients:

• 3 soft black plantains, unpeeled (about 1 1/2 pounds)
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• Cooking spray
• 6 lime wedges

Let me say that personally I’m not a big fan of Black Pudding; I just don’t like the whole idea of (pig or cow) blood thing – just a little too out there for me if you know what I mean. But Black Pudding is a very popular recipe in the eastern Caribbean. It is traditionally eaten on Saturdays nights and Sunday morning breakfast. There are many different variations according to the island, as the fillings differ slightly. Even through the cooking procedure in the same.

The name Boudaine is derived from the French meaning stomach and is very apt in that sausage casing is the stomach of the animal.

Photo source: BBC Food

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Ingredients:

• 2 bottle blood (26 ozs.each)
• 1 lb onions, finely chopped, minced
• 1 head garlic, finely crushed
• 1 fresh hot pepper
• 1 bunch green onions or chives
  
• ½ lb fat or 1 cup vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoon salt
• 1 dessert spoon chopped fresh thyme
• 3 slice soaked bread (squeezed dry)
• 6 yards sausage casing

A crab cake is more less an American dish comprised of a crab meat patty and various other ingredients such as breadcrumbs, milk, eggs, onions, and seasonings. But in the Caribbean we use other ingredients such as red or green peppers are added, at which point the cake is then sautéed, baked, or grilled, whichever you prefer. I prefer my crab cake baked! Crab cakes are usually accompanied with a Lime Butter Sauce, which gives that Caribbean favor. Enjoy!

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Ingredients:

• 1/4 lb.(125 grams)all pupose flour
• 1/4tsp.salt
• 1/4tsp.black pepper
• 1tsp.fish seasoning
• 6 cloves, garlic, finely chopped
• 1large onion, finely chopped
• 2 small green sweet peppers, chopped
• 1 lb.(450 grams)crab meat
• 2 medium eggs
• 2 Tbsps.fish and meat sauce(your choice)
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil