Christmas Ham Breakfast Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 4

8 Large eggs
4 slices white or whole wheat bread
2 tbsp. butter for buttering bread
6 slices wafer thin ham cut in small pieces
4 oz. cheddar cheese (grated)
1 finely chopped sweet pepper
1 finely chopped onion
1 finely chopped tomato
1 small can pineapple chunks (optional)
salt and black pepper

Method

1. Butter the bread and cut the slices into quarters. 
2. Arrange the bread in a glass baking dish with cover.
3. Tuck the ham slices between the bread
4. Crack the eggs into a jug, add the milk and seasoning
5. Beat together with a wire whisk, then pour over the bread, pressing down so it can absorb milk
6. Bake for 10 minutes, then remove and turn.
7. Add cheese and return to oven baking for 10 minutes
8. Let cool and serve with tomato and lettuce.

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Stuffed Christmas Roaster

Ingredients

1 Roaster Chicken
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
5 gloves garlic, finely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
2 tbsp. soy sauce
1 scotch bonnet pepper, finely chopped
Roaster gizzard & liver from the giblet pack

Stuffing

2 tbsp. honey
3 rashers bacon, cut into small pieces
1 onion, chopped
1 cup stale bread, cubed
1/3 cup raisins
1 cup pumpkin peeled and cubed
1 cup irish potato peeled and cubed
1 sprig thyme
1/4 cup chopped escallion or parsley

Method

1. In a pan covered with water, boil gizzard and liver until tender (about 1 hour)
2. Place bacon in a cold pan, turn heat on medium and sear the fat for 5 minutes
3. Turn heat to medium high, add onions, chopped gizzard and liver. Cook for 4 minutes
4. Remove from stove, add bread, raisins, thyme and pumpkin. Allow to cool slightly.
5. Mix salt, black pepper, chopped garlic, onion, soy sauce, scotch bonnet pepper and honey
6. Season inside and outside of roaster with seasoning mixture
7. Lightly pack the stuffing into the cavity of the bird
8. Place in preheated oven (375 degrees Fahrenheit) for approximately 2 hours until juices run clear.
9. Garnish and display on platter

Jamaican Country Style Ham

Ingredients  

Start with cooked Ham at refrigerator temperature.

9 lb picnic ham 

1/2 cup brown sugar 

2 tbsp. honey

1 tsp. mustard 

2 dozen whole Pimento cloves 

6 Maraschino cherries for garnishing 

6 pineapple slices in heavy syrup for garnishing 

1/2 tsp. ginger powder 

1 tsp. garlic powder

Method 

The lower the heat the softer the ham will be. 

1. Cook at 325°F for approximately 3 hours 

2. Trim of skin and glaze by mixing sugar, honey, mustard, ginger and garlic powder together 

3. Brush mixture over ham 

4. Score the surface in 1 inch squares or diamonds

5. Stick whole cloves in the middle of squares, spoon glaze mixture over the ham while cooking for 20 minutes longer.

 6. Dress with pineapple slices and cherries and bake for 10 minutes longer. 

Tip: using a meat thermometer takes the guesswork out of knowing if the ham is thoroughly cooked. (When mercury rises to tender ham 160 F). Remove from the oven when fully cooked.

Christmas Sweet Bread Recipe

Ingredients

3 cups flour 

3 teaspoons baking powder 

1/2 cup margarine softened 

2 1/2 cups freshly grated coconut 1 cup white sugar 

1 cup raisins

1/2 cup cherries 

1/2 cup  mixed peel

1/2 cup Craisins or currants 

1 teaspoon mixed spice

6 fl oz milk 

1 egg beaten 

1 teaspoon vanilla 

Glaze

1 tablespoon white sugar mixed with 1 tablespoon water 

Method 

1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Use Pam spray to loaf pans

2. Sift flour and baking powder into a large bowl

3. Mix in the margarine, coconut, sugar, raisins, cherries, Craisins, mixed peel, and mixed spice.

4. Combine the milk, egg and vanilla in another bowl.

5. Add these liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until all the liquid is absorbed, do not need. 

6. Pour into the tool greased loaf pans and bake in the oven for one hour or until toothpick comes out clean.

7. Remove from the oven and spread the glaze on top with pastry brush. Bake for additional 5minutes

8. Remove and cool on wire rack 

Christmas Black Cake

Ingredients

1/2 lb butter
1 tsp. almond flavouring
6 ozs. bread crumbs
1 tbsp. mixed spice
1/2 lb granulated sugar
2 tsp. lime or orange rind
4 cups mixed fruits (raisins, currants, prunes, citron,
 cherries, dates)
6 ozs. flour
1 cup white rum
1 tbsp. browning
6 eggs
1 tsp. baking powder
1 pint red label or port wine
2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Method

1. Prepare tin by lining insides with grease paper. Grease with butter.
2. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Mix in browning, vanilla and almond flavouring, lime juice and rind.
4. Add eggs one at a time and beat in well. Add soaked fruits, cherries, dates and nuts.
5. Mix breadcrumbs, flour, baking powder, salt and mixed spice.
6. Add alternately, rum and port wine.
7. Pour into prepared baking tin and bake at 250°F (125°C) for about 2 hours.

Yield: 4 lb cake

Jamaican Festival

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups flour
3 tbsp. cornmeal
1/2 tsp. salt
3 tbsp. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
3/4 tsp. baking powder
2/3 cup water

Method

1. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and cornmeal and combine
2. Add the sugar and stir
3. Add the vanilla to the water, and then add the mixture to the dry ingredients, binding to form a soft dough.
4. Knead lightly
5. Leave covered for about 1/2 an hour. Divide the dough into eight portions
6. Flour hands
7. Knead lightly, then roll and pull each portion to form a 6 inch x 1 1/2 inch length, about 1/8 inch thick.
8. Dip the festival in a mixture of cornmeal and flour then deep fry in hot oil until golden brown.

Tip: Serve with Jerk Chicken or Jerk Pork.

Jamaican Gizzada

Ingredients
2 cups grated coconut
1 tsp. Powdered ginger or
1 tbsp. Grated root ginger
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 lb brown sugar
1 pinch

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

Jamaican Rum Cake

Ingredients
2 cups flour
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
6 eggs
1/3 cup white rum
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Method
1. Grease and flour 10 inch bunt pan.
2. Place nuts in small bowl. Sprinkle over 1 tbsp. flour. Set aside.
3. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Beat in egg yolks.
5. Mix in rum and fold in flour mixture.
6. In separate bowl whisk egg whites to stiff peaks, fold in to cake batter.
7. Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for approximately one hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Jamaican Carrot Juice

Serves 2

Ingredients

1 cup carrot juice
1/3 cup condensed milk
1/2 cup water
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 tbsp. rum

Method

Blend all ingredients thoroughly.
Serve over ice with rum if desired.

Jamaican Jerk Chicken

Ingredients
4 lbs. boneless chicken
6 stalks escallion
1 whole garlic
3 cinnamon leaves
2 ounces pimento (pounded)
1 tsp. nutmeg (grated)
4 hot peppers (scotch bonnet)
1/2 cup brown sugar
salt to taste

Method
Combine all ingredients (except chicken) to a paste and rub into chicken parts.
Place in a covered dish to marinate for an hour. Tip: to speed the process make several small slits in the chicken parts for it to soak faster.
Place meat on a grill over a slow charcoal fire to cook until meat becomes brown

Bonus: Serve up a tasty meal with hard dough bread or festivals.

Jamaican Tie-A-Leaf (aka Duckanoo or Blue Drawers)

Serves 4-6 

Ingredients

1 lb. cornmeal
2 ounces flour
1/2 lb. sugar
1/2 cup grated coconut
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. mixed spice
1 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. molasses
2 tsps. vanilla
2 1/2 cups coconut milk or skimmed milk

Method

1. Blend all dry ingredients and grated coconut thoroughly. 
2. Mix together coconut/skimmed milk, molasses and vanilla.
3. Add mixture to dry ingredients stirring briskly
4. Place 1/2 or 1 cup of the mixture into quailed banana leaves or aluminium foil; wrap, gift wrap style and tie with twine or banana bark. OR Pour 1 cup of mixture into cooking bags and tie the bags with twine.
5. Put the small parcels into boiling water, enough to cover and cook for 40 minutes or until done.
6. Add grated coconut for extra bite in flavor. 

Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge

Serves 3-4

Ingredients

2 ozs. cornmeal
1 pint water
4 tbsp. brown sugar or
2-3 tbsp condensed milk
1/2 cup skimmed milk powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. grated nutmeg or powder
1/4 tsp. salt
*Bay/Cinnamon leaf

Method

1. Mix cornmeal with a little water. Bring remainder of the water to boil with salt and Bay/Cinnamon leaf. 
2. Stir in mixed cornmeal. Continue cooking for about 7-10 minutes. 
3. Mix skimmed milk powder with an additional 1/2 cup water and add to porridge. 
4. Sweeten to taste and add vanilla and nutmeg.

Bonus: Serve with tough crackers (aka water crackers) or hardough bread for dipping.

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.

Barbecue Salmon

Ingredients 

1 boneless fillet of salmon - sliced into 6oz portions

4oz Honey Jerk BBQ sauce

2-3 oz olive oil

Juice of 2 limes

Method

1. Mix together jerk seasoning, 2 oz olive oil, and juice from 1 lime and rub into salmon. Allow to marinate for at least 1 hour, preferably overnight.

2. Cover bottom of roasting pan with remaining olive oil and place salmon skin down into pre-heated oven at 375 degrees

3. Bake for 30 minutes - basting honey jerk BBQ sauce for the last 10 minutes of cooking.

4. Remove from oven, squeeze juice of remaining lime over salmon.

Breakfast Fruit Smoothie

Ingredients

1 medium banana (the riper, the better)
1 1/2 cups papaya (the riper the better)
1 can Carnation Light Evaporated Milk cold (substitute for 2 cups soy milk)
1/2 cup pineapple juice cold
2 tbsp. sugar (substitute for 1 tbsp honey) (optional)
1 cup ice (crushed)

Method

1. Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth
2. Serve immediately

Serves 4

Jamaican Stew Peas

Ingredients
1 pint kidney beans (red peas or fresh gungo peas)
1/2 lb salted pig's tail, cut up
1/2 lb salt beef stew, cut up
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp grated fresh ginger
6-8 whole pimento berries
1 whole green Scotch bonnet pepper
2 stalks scallion
1-2 carrots cubed
Sprig of thyme
2 cups coconut milk
Salt and pepper to taste

Method
1. Soak peas in five cloves of garlic to soften and flavor (preferably overnight)
2. Soak pig's tail in enough water to cover up to 3 inches above meat (preferably overnight).
3. Place pig's tail and peas together in a large saucepan with enough water to cover, add coconut milk and simmer for about two hours or until soft.
4. Add thyme, scallion, whole Scotch bonnet pepper, carrots, pimento berries, ginger, garlic, tomato ketchup. (Spinners may be added at this time.)
5. Cook until flavours are mixed for approximately 30 minutes. Serve hot with plain rice, freshly sliced tomatoes, fried ripe plantain, and a slice of avocado pear to get the perfect meal.

Christmas Fruit Cake

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup flour
1 cup margarine or butter
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
2 cups raisins
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup mixed peel
1/2 cup cherry
1 cup prunes (chopped)
1 cup wine/brandy
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tbsp vanilla
Finely grated rind of 1 lime/lemon
2 tbsp browning

Method

1. Cream butter, sugar and browning until soft and fluffy
2. Sieve all dry ingredients together
3. Beat eggs wine/brandy
4. Add egg mixture to cremed butter
5. Add fruits
6. Add flour and fold in. Do not overbeat when mixing.
7. Bake at 350 degrees Farenheit for 1 1/2 hours.

Yield: 9 inch round cake

Baileys and Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients

100g/ 3 1/2 oz butter
250 g/ 8 3/4 oz digestive biscuits, crushed
600 g/ 1lb 5 oz Philadelphia Cream Cheese
25 ml/ 1fl oz Baileys
100 ml/ 3 1/2 oz Icing Sugar
300 ml/ 10 1/2 Double Cream, whipped
100 g/ 3 1/2 oz Grated chocolate

To Garnish: 200 ml/ 7 1/4 oz double cream whipped
cocoa powder, to dust

Method
1. Melt butter in a pan and add the crushed digestive biscuits. Mix well until the biscuits have absorbed all the butter.

2. Remove from the heat and press into the bottom of a lined 18 cm/ 7 in springform tin. Place in the refrigerator and allow to set for one hour.

3. Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Lighlty whip the cream cheese then beat in the Bailey's and icing sugar. Fold in the whipped cream and grated chocolate. When smooth, spoon evenly unto the biscuits.

4. Refrigerate and allow to set for a further two hours. Once set, remove and decorate with whipped cream and cocoa powder dusted over the top. Serve.