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32 recettes

Charred jerk chicken on a clay platter with lime and scotch bonnet peppers
Jamaica · Plat principal

Pimento-Smoked Jerk Chicken

Marinated overnight in scotch bonnet, allspice and thyme, then cooked slowly over pimento wood until the skin lacquers and the smoke reaches the bone.

105 min · Intermédiaire

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

Griot with Pikliz

Pork shoulder marinated in sour orange and epis, braised until tender, then fried hard and served with a fierce cabbage pikliz.

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
Trinidad & 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
Barbados · 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
Puerto 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
Jamaica · 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
Haiti · 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
Jamaica · 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
Grenada · 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
Trinidad & 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
Puerto 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
Trinidad & 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
Dominica · 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
Trinidad & 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
Jamaica · 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
Jamaica · Dessert

Coconut Drops

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

45 min · Facile

Rice with pigeon peas
Puerto 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
Trinidad & 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
Dominican Republic · Plat principal

Sancocho

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

160 min · Intermédiaire

Cassava preparation
Jamaica · 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
Haiti · 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
Jamaica · 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
Jamaica · 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
Haiti · Accompagnement

Bananes Pesées

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

25 min · Facile