Those who are at one regarding food are at one in life
– Africa Proverb
Choose One or Both Caribbean Meals to Cook Below!
Meal Choice 1:
Jerk Chicken Skewers Served with Tropical Salsa
WHAT YOU NEED:
Melani’s Jerk Marinade | Melani’s Jerk Chicken Kababs | Melani’s Tropical Salsa |
½ cup ground allspice berries ½ cup brown sugar 2 bunches scallion 6 garlic cloves 4-6 scotch bonnet peppers (seeded, cored) 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp dried thyme (or 2 tbsp fresh thyme) 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp nutmeg Kosher salt (to taste) Black pepper (to taste) | 5lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs 5 tbsp jerk marinade | 2 cups diced pineapple 2 cups diced mango ⅓ cup chopped red pepper ¼ cup chopped red onion ¼ cup lime juice Salt and pepper |
Meal Choice 2:
Jerk Red Snapper Served with Rice & Peas
WHAT YOU NEED:
Delvon’s Jerk Fish | Delvon’s Rice & Peas |
4 medium sized snapper fish 4 tbsp all purpose seasoning 4 tbsp black pepper 4 tbsp salt 4 tbsp caribbean spice 1.5 cups of oil 1 roll paper towel | 4 cups of rice (parboiled) 1 can red kidney beans 1 can coconut milk or coconut cream 1 bunch spring onion Thyme (no specific amount) 2 tbsp brown sugar 1.5 tsp salt 1 red sweet pepper 1 yellow sweet pepper 4 scotch bonnet pepper 2 cups vinegar 2 medium sized white onion 2 tbsp butter |