Wet jerk seasoning
A Jamaican wet jerk paste of ground allspice, Scotch bonnet pepper, thyme, scallion, garlic, ginger and nutmeg, loosened with soy sauce, oil, vinegar and lime, used to marinate meat, fish or tofu before cooking.
Jamaica
Recipes by the places recorded in their sources.
Jamaica
Jamaican Scotch Bonnet Pepper Sauce
This Jamaican recipe cooks Scotch bonnet peppers with carrot, cho cho, onion, garlic, ginger, allspice and vinegar, then blends and strains the mixture.
Hard dough bread
Jamaican hard dough bread is a firm, close-crumbed yeasted wheat loaf with a thicker crust and a soft, chewy interior. Roll the dough tightly and bake it in a loaf tin.
Caribbean browning (burnt-sugar seasoning)
Caribbean browning is a dark liquid of deeply caramelised sugar, used in small amounts for colour and a smoky, bitter-sweet flavour in stews and black cake.
Jamaican Easter spice bun
A Jamaican Easter loaf made from a dark, sweet batter of stout, dried fruit and warm spices. This version uses baking powder and a loaf pan; yeast-raised variations are separate preparations.
Coco bread (Immaculate Bites version)
Jamaican-style folded rolls made from sweet coconut-milk yeast dough and brushed with butter.
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Ackee and saltfish
Jamaica's best-known dish: salt-cured cod desalted and flaked, then folded through ackee arils with onion, tomato, sweet pepper, thyme and Scotch bonnet.
Bammy finished with coconut milk
A serving method for approved, prepared bammy rounds: soak them in coconut milk and refry until golden. It does not process raw cassava.