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32 recettes

PremiumCharred jerk chicken on a clay platter with lime and scotch bonnet peppers
Jamaïque · Plat principal

Poulet jerk fumé au bois de piment de la Jamaïque

Mariné toute une nuit avec du piment scotch bonnet, du piment de la Jamaïque et du thym, puis cuit lentement au bois de piment de la Jamaïque jusqu’à ce que la peau soit laquée et que la fumée pénètre jusqu’à l’os.

105 min · Intermédiaire

Fried Haitian griot pork with pikliz slaw and fried plantains
Haïti · Plat principal

Griot et pikliz

De l’épaule de porc marinée à l’orange amère et à l’epis, braisée jusqu’à tendreté, puis frite pour devenir bien croustillante et servie avec un pikliz de chou bien relevé.

130 min · Intermédiaire

Chicken colombo curry in a cast iron pot with white rice
Martinique · Plat principal

Colombo de Poulet

Martinique's Sunday curry: chicken simmered with a freshly roasted colombo blend, roots and a squeeze of lime at the end.

80 min · Facile

Bowl of green callaloo soup with crab and coconut
Trinité-et-Tobago · Entrée

Callaloo with Coconut and Crab

Dasheen leaves melted into coconut milk with okra and crab, seasoned with thyme and a whole pepper left to perfume the pot.

65 min · Facile

Cuban ropa vieja shredded beef with rice and black beans
Cuba · Plat principal

Ropa Vieja

Beef simmered until it falls into threads, finished with peppers, cumin and a splash of sour orange.

170 min · Facile

Slice of dark Caribbean rum black cake with candied fruit
Barbade · Dessert

Caribbean Black Cake

Dried fruit macerated in rum for months, folded into a dark, spiced batter and fed again after baking.

180 min · Avancé

Green plantains on a warm stone surface
Porto Rico · Accompagnement

Tostones with Garlic Mojo

Green plantain fried twice until the edges shatter, salted hot and dipped in garlic mojo.

30 min · Facile

Caribbean breakfast table with fish, rice and plantain
Jamaïque · Petit-déjeuner

Ackee and Saltfish

Jamaica's national dish: buttery ackee folded through flaked saltfish, peppers and thyme.

50 min · Intermédiaire

Scotch bonnet peppers and lime beside a platter
Haïti · Sauce

Pikliz

Shredded cabbage, carrot and scotch bonnet pickled sharp in vinegar — Haiti's table condiment.

20 min · Facile

Rice and peas on a Caribbean table
Jamaïque · Accompagnement

Rice and Peas

Gungo peas and rice cooked in coconut milk with thyme and a whole pepper resting on top.

60 min · Facile

Golden fried Caribbean fritters on a plate
Guadeloupe · Entrée

Accras de Morue

Airy saltfish fritters seasoned with escallion, thyme and pepper, fried to order.

50 min · Intermédiaire

One pot Caribbean stew with greens and coconut
Grenade · Plat principal

Oil Down

Grenada's national one-pot: breadfruit, salted meat and callaloo cooked down in coconut milk.

100 min · Intermédiaire

Fresh Caribbean seafood preparation
Bahamas · Entrée

Bahamian Conch Salad

Raw conch diced fine with citrus, sweet pepper and scotch bonnet, cured at the table.

25 min · Intermédiaire

Deep red Caribbean sorrel drink ingredients
Trinité-et-Tobago · Boisson

Sorrel with Ginger and Clove

Hibiscus calyces steeped with ginger and spice, sweetened lightly and served over ice.

25 min · Facile

Plantains ready for mofongo
Porto Rico · Plat principal

Mofongo

Fried green plantain pounded with garlic and crackling until dense, fragrant and savoury.

45 min · Intermédiaire

Smoked Caribbean chicken with lime
Martinique · Plat principal

Poulet Boucané

Chicken smoked over sugar cane bagasse, brushed with a bright Creole sauce chien.

160 min · Avancé

Fried dough and saltfish breakfast
Trinité-et-Tobago · Petit-déjeuner

Fry Bakes and Saltfish

Puffed fried dough split open and filled with a bright saltfish buljol.

45 min · Facile

Cassava root preparation
Dominique · En-cas

Cassava Bread

A Taíno flatbread of grated cassava pressed dry and baked on a hot griddle.

80 min · Avancé

Fresh mango on a Caribbean table
Trinité-et-Tobago · En-cas

Green Mango Chow

Green mango tossed with garlic, culantro, salt and pepper — eaten standing up.

15 min · Facile

Dark braised Caribbean beef stew
Guyana · Plat principal

Guyanese Pepperpot

Beef braised for hours in cassareep, clove and cinnamon until dark, glossy and spiced.

205 min · Intermédiaire

Whole fried Caribbean fish on a platter
Jamaïque · Plat principal

Escovitch Fish

Whole fried snapper drenched in a hot vinegar dressing of carrot, onion and pepper.

55 min · Intermédiaire

Caribbean sweet on a vintage plate
Jamaïque · Dessert

Coconut Drops

Chunks of dry coconut cooked in ginger sugar syrup and dropped to set.

45 min · Facile

Rice with pigeon peas
Porto Rico · Plat principal

Arroz con Gandules

Rice cooked with pigeon peas, sofrito and achiote until the bottom crisps into pegao.

60 min · Facile

Fried dough street food
Trinité-et-Tobago · Petit-déjeuner

Doubles

Two soft bara filled with curried chana, tamarind and pepper sauce — Trinidad's morning ritual.

130 min · Avancé

Caribbean stew with roots and meat
République dominicaine · Plat principal

Sancocho

A deep Dominican stew of several meats and roots, simmered until the broth turns velvet.

160 min · Intermédiaire

Cassava preparation
Jamaïque · Accompagnement

Bammy

Cassava flatbread soaked in coconut milk and fried, a classic partner for fried fish.

60 min · Intermédiaire

Baked Caribbean dish
Curaçao · Plat principal

Keshi Yena

A shell of aged cheese filled with spiced chicken, olives and raisins, baked until molten.

80 min · Intermédiaire

Caribbean dessert slice on a plate
Haïti · Dessert

Pain Patate

Haitian sweet potato pudding, spiced with ginger, star anise and a touch of rum.

120 min · Facile

Spicy Caribbean seafood with peppers
Jamaïque · En-cas

Middle Quarters Pepper Shrimp

Whole shrimp cooked hard with scotch bonnet and salt until stained red and addictive.

30 min · Facile

Ripe mango on a warm table
Guadeloupe · Dessert

Julie Mango Sorbet

Ripe mango churned with lime and cane syrup into a sorbet that tastes of August.

20 min · Facile

Caribbean curry in a heavy pot
Jamaïque · Plat principal

Curry Goat

Goat braised low with curry powder, pimento and pepper until the sauce clings to the bone.

180 min · Intermédiaire

Plantains for frying
Haïti · Accompagnement

Bananes Pesées

The Haitian cousin of tostones: pressed plantain fried until brittle and salted at once.

25 min · Facile