Caribbean Recipes

There are literally hundred of Paella recipes and every cook has their own favorite – where they change up some of the ingredients giving it their own special flavor. Below is just one of the many ways Paella is cooked in the Caribbean. Enjoy!

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Ingredients:

• 1 small roasting chicken (cut up)
• 4 ozs. Bacon
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 tomato peeled and cut in four
• 1 teaspoon saffron
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 8 ozs peas
• 8 ozs. French beans
• 12. Ozs. Rice
• 8 prawns
• 12 scampi
• ¼ teaspoon pepper

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