Caribbean Recipes

This is a Guyanese specialty! In the days when having a refrigerator was a luxury item to have in your kitchen, this was an excellent method of keeping a ready to serve dish for the busy farmer. And it’s also a delicious recipe - if it’s made the correct way.

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Ingredients:

• 1 oxtail
• 3 lbs. fresh lean pork
• 4 hot peppers
• ½ cup cassareep
• 5 onions, sliced
• 1 lb. salted pork
• bunch thyme
• tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 cloves garlic
• ¼ cup oil

There are many ways to make delicious scalloped potatoes in the Caribbean, in my case I like keeping things simple. Basically you layer thin slices of potatoes with any number of extras – like cheese, parsley, onions - then add some milk or cream and bake.

Recommend: If you need a faster cooking time, Joy of Cooking recommends parboiling the potatoes first for a few minutes.

Use a shallow casserole dish - you don’t want is crispy browned on top and not-cooked-enough inside.

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Ingredients:

• 4-5 Potatoes
• 2 cups milk
• ½ lb. grated cheese
• salt, pepper
• 1 larger onion sliced
• ¼ lb. flour
• 1 tablespoon margarine

I personally believe that no soup or stew is complete without dumplings, and I think nearly everyone on the island will agree with me. Such a simple recipe, but so essential in a Red Bean Soup with pig-snout and with chopped pieces of the ham bone (leftovers from Christmas dinner.)…hmm.hmm..don’t get me started! Thanks you grandma, you’re the best.

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Ingredients:

• 1/2 lb. flour
• 2 tablespoons corn flour (optional)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Warm Water