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curried goat rice peas

It’s such a blessing it is to have friends, and parents of friends, who cook. I had this dish at my best friend mom’s house and begged his mother for the recipe, which, thankfully, she gave me.

In Caribbean, everyone does something a bit different when preparing curried goat – so if you wish you can add some raisins to the mix, and marinated the lamb in a curry spice mixture.

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Ingredients:

  • 3 lbs. goat stew
  • 1 onion sliced
  • 2 ozs. Curry powder
  • 1 tablespoon massala
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ¼ cup oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 pinch Methi leaves (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar

Method:

Put goat meat into a bowl and add salt. 2 cloves crushed garlic and vinegar and about 2 tablespoons cold water. Mix well and allow it to stand for 2-3 hours. Then pour oil into a skillet and place over heat. Add one clove of garlic and allow it to get dark brown. Then add curry, massala, cumin, Methi leaves and onions, stirring all the time. Add goat meat and mix well until all the goat is well coated with curry, etc.

Sauté for about five minutes, then cover with cold water and bring to a boil point. Lower heat, cover pan and cook until meat is tender and gravy has diminished and thickened. Serve with steamed rice.

Recipe by:Yolande Cools-Lartigue
Photo courtesy:emccatering.co.uk


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Black beans and rice is such a classic combination, especially in Caribbean or Southern cooking. There are probably dozens of ways to make it; this one is an easy recipe that cooks up quick and tastes great.I recommend mixing some chopped up canned green mix vegetables,for giving an additional boost to basic black beans and rice.

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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup uncooked white rice
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1/2 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, thinly sliced (if not roasted red bell peppers or some chopped pimentos)
  • 3 cloves minced garlic
  • 2 16-ounce cans of black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2 Tbsp white vinegar
  • A few dashes of Tabasco or 1/4 teaspoon cayenne powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano or 1 heaping Tbsp chopped fresh oregano
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Optional Lime wedges and cilantro for garnish
Method:

1 Cook rice according to package instructions. White rice usually takes 15 minutes to cook once the water is simmering, and 10 minutes to sit.

2 Heat oil in a large skillet on medium high. Sauté onions and bell peppers for 3-4 minutes, until just beginning to soften, then add garlic and sauté a minute more. Add the black beans, vinegar and Tabasco or cayenne. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.

3 Stir in rice and oregano. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Serves 6.


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This dish is a savory cornmeal pudding with ochroes, similar to fungee. It is an old Barbadian favorite served with steamed fish or beef and pork stew. Its origin is the ancient North African couscous, a steamed mixture using different kinds of grain flours with added vegetables and meat.


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Ingredients:

  • 12 ochroes
  • 3 pints (1.7 litres) water
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 12 oz (340 g) cornmeal
  • 2 tsp cooking butter
Method:

1. Wash the ochroes, cut off the stems and slice in rings.

2. Boil in a saucepan with half the water and salt for about 10 minutes.

3. Add the rest of the water and salt to the sifted cornmeal in a bowl and mix well.

4. Remove the saucepan from the heat and blend in the cornmeal mixture.

5. Return the pan to the heat and cook over a medium heat, stirring briskly with a wooden spatula.

6. When the mixture becomes stiff and smooth, cover and allows steaming for a few minutes.

7. When the cou cou breaks away cleanly from the bottom of the saucepan it is ready.

8. Empty into a buttered dish, smooth, and spread liberally with butter. Serve hot.

Serves: 4




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