Jamaican Jerk Pork

Ingredients

4 lbs pork (chops or loin)
2 oz roasted pimento (pound)
6 stalks escallion
4 cinnamon leaves
3 scotch bonnet peppers (chopped)
1 tsp. nutmeg (grated)
1 clove garlic
1 onion (minced)
*Liquid Smoke

Method

1. Combine and pound all seasonings to a paste
2. Rub seasonings into pork and leave to marinate for an hour
3. Place meat over charcoal fire, preferably made from pimento wood. Alternately marinate meat with a dash of liquid smoke and bake in oven until done.

Jamaican Coconut Drops

Yields 12

Ingredients

2 cups diced coconut
1 tsp. Powdered ginger or
1 tbsp. grated ginger
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 lb brown sugar
1 pinch salt

Method

Combine all ingredients adding sufficient water to cook coconut (about 1/2-3/4 cup)
Boil until very sticky (about 20-30 minutes)
Beat a little and drop by spoonfuls onto a greased tin sheet
Allow to set.

Jamaican Cornmeal & Carrot Pudding

Ingredients

1/2 cup flour
2 cups cornmeal
1 cup brown sugar
2.5 cups coconut milk
1.5 cups carrot juice
1/4 tsp. mixed spice
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 cup raisins
1 cup shredded carrots
1 tsp. margarine

Method

1. Pre heat oven to 180 degrees celcius
2. Combine sifted flour and cornmeal
3. Mix together sugar, milk, carrot juice, shredded carrots, mixed spice and nutmeg. Add cornmeal mixture stirring until smooth. No lumps
4. Add raisins. Scrape mixture into a greased baking pan, Dot with margerine.
5. Bake until skewer inserted comes out clean.

Custard Topping 

Ingredients
1 tsp cinnamon powder
1/2 cup coconut milk
4 tsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Method

1. Mix all ingredients together
2. Pour over pudding when it is 3/4 done and allow baking until custard is set.

Jamaican Curry (Curried) Goat

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 lb goat mutton (cut in 1 inch pieces)
1 whole garlic (diced)
1 scotch bonnet pepper
1 tsp. Jamaican curry powder (yellow)
1 tsp. Indian curry powder (orange)
1 piece of ginger chopped
2 tbsp. cooking oil
2 large onions (diced)
2 tsp. allspice or 'maggie season it up'
2 cups stock or bouillon
Salt to taste
3 small cubed Irish potatoes

Optional: 1 tsp. ground pimento or 5 whole seeds

Method

1. Season meat, preferably the night before or first thing in the morning with the onion, garlic, all spice, pimento and Jamaican curry powder. Stab meat several times with fork and leave meat to soak up seasoning. 
2. Put a dutch pot or regular cooking pot to boil with stock/boiuillon and irish potato.
3. In a frying pan, heat oil and add pieces of chopped ginger and the orange curry powder. Add meat and brown, try to save back the seasonings for the final cook down.
4. Transfer browned mutton and seasonings to pot with potatoes and allow to simmer together for 2 hrs or until done. When almost ready to serve, puncture scotch bonnet pepper with a fork and add it whole to the pot.

Serve with cooked white rice or rice and peas.

Jamaican Mocha

Serves: 4

Ingredients

2 cups freshly brewed strong Jamaican coffee
1 square Unsweetened Baking Chocolate, chopped
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1-1/2 cups milk
1-1/2 tsp Vanilla
1/4 cup whipped cream

Method

1. Place coffee and chocolate in heavy saucepan; cook on very low heat until chocolate is melted and mixture is well blended, stirring constantly with wire whisk.
2. Stir sugar and cinnamon. Bring to boil on medium heat; cook until sugar is dissolved, stirring constantly. Gradually add milk and vanilla, stirring until well blended. Cook until well heated, stirring occasionally.
3. Pour into 4 large cups or mugs. Top with whipped cream.
4. Garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon or shaved chocolate. 

Jamaican Banana Bread

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 tsp baking powder
41/2 ounces of margarine
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 Large eggs
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup mashed ripe banana

Method
Grease loaf pans and or muffin tins (2-3)
Line bases with grease paper or if using pyrex dish, grease with butter and coat with sprinkled flour.
Cream margarine, vanilla essence and sugar in small bowl until light and fluffy, add eggs one at a time, beat until combined.
Stir in half the banana with half the sifted dry ingredients and half the walnuts, then stir in remaining banana, dry ingredients and walnuts, stir until combined.
Spread mixture evenly into prepared pans
Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees farenheit) for about 45 minutes. Stand 5 minutes before turning on to wire rack to cool. 

Jamaican Cornmeal Pudding

Ingredients

1/2 cup flour
2 cups cornmeal
1 cup brown sugar
4 cups coconut milk
1/4 tsp. mixed spice
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 cup raisins
1 tsp. margarine

Method

1. Pre heat oven to 180 degrees celcius
2. Combine sifted flour and cornmeal
3. Mix together sugar, milk, mixed spice and nutmeg. Add cornmeal mixture stirring until smooth. No lumps
4. Add raisins. Scrape mixture into a greased baking pan, Dot with margerine.
5. Bake until skewer inserted comes out clean.

Custard Topping 

Ingredients
1 tsp cinnamon powder
1/2 cup coconut milk
4 tsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Method

1. Mix all ingredients together
2. Pour over pudding when it is 3/4 done and allow baking until custard is set.

Jamaican Egg Nog Cheesecake

Evening treat

Ingredients

1 cup Graham cracker crumbs
2 tbsps white sugar
3 tablespoons melted butter
3 (8 oz) packages cream cheese (softened)
1 cup white sugar
3 tbsps all-purpose flour
3/4 cupp eggnog
2 eggs
2 tbsps rum
1 pinch ground nutmeg

Method

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit
2. In a medium bowl combine Graham cracker crumbs & 2 tbsps sugar and butter. Press into bottom of a 9 inch springform pan
3. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Place on a wire rack to cool
4. Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit
5. In a food processor combine cream cheese, one cup sugar, flour and eggnog; process until smooth. Blend in eggs, rum and nutmeg. Pour mixture into golden crust.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.
7. Reduce heat to 250 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for 45 minutes, or until centre of cake is barely firm to touch.
8. Remove from the oven and immediately loosen cake from rim. Let cake cool completely before removing rim.

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Jamaican Easter Bun

Jamaican Easter time = Bun & Cheese

Yield: 3 buns

Ingredients

3 cups brown sugar

5 lb baking flour

1/2 bottle browning

3 eggs

15 tbsp butter (melted)

3 lb raisins

1 lb mixed peel

1/2 lb baking powder

2 oz ginger (grated)

1/2 cup Maraschino cherry

1 btl Dragon Stout

1 tbsp salt

1 tsp all spice

1 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp cinnamon powder

2 tbsp vanilla

5 tbsp molasses

Glaze for Bun

1 1/2 cup brown sugar

1 1/2 cup water

Method

1. Grease pans and preheat oven to 350 degrees farenheit, 15 minutes in advance.
2. Mix together all liquids and soak fruits.
3. Sift all dry ingredients
4. Whisk eggs
5. Add dry ingredients to liquid mixture and whipped eggs.
6. Gently cut and fold mixture until combined evenly.
7. Place pans in water bath, then bake in oven for 1 hour
8. In saucepot, on high heat, add water and sugar; boil until thick.
9. Remove bun from oven, glaze and place in oven for 5 minutes.
10. Remove bun from oven, allow to fully cool, remove from pan, slice and serve with cheese.