Showing posts with label Jamaica. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jamaica. Show all posts

Jamaican pork tenderloin

For ➍
500-750 g pork tenderloin, trimmed & cut into 2 cm slices*/**
2 dl orange juice
1 large onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
2 ts cornstarch***
2 tbs apple juice
2 large cloves garlic, minced
½ ts ground cayenne pepper
¼ ts ground cumin
¼ ts dried leaf thyme
¼ ts salt
2 tbs minced scallions

Place the pork* slices, a few at a time, between 2 sheets of waxed paper or plastic wrap. Using a meat mallet or rolling pin, pound slices to 0.5 cm thickness.
Coat a skillet with a small amount of vegetable oil. Place skillet over medium-high heat until very hot.
Add slices to make a single layer in the skillet. Cook slices for about 6 m, or until the meat is cooked, turning once halfway through cooking time. Transfer the pork to a warm platter. Cover to keep warm. Repeat until all the meat is cooked.**
Add the orange juice to the skillet. Quickly bring to a boil, scraping bottom with a spatula to loosen any browned bits. Add the onion, green peppers, red peppers. Cook, stirring, for 5 m, until vegetables are tender.
Place the cornstarch in a small bowl. Add the apple juice. Stir until smooth. Add the minced garlic, ground cayenne pepper, cumin, thyme, and salt. Add to the skillet. Cook, stirring, for 3 m, or until the sauce thickens.

Serve over the meat. Sprinkle with the scallions.
Serve with oven-baked sweet potatoes.

*Or chicken fillets, sliced in 2 lengthwise.
**Or braise the meat in a traditional way: brown the complete tenderloin for a few m in oil, then braise for about 15-25 m in a skillet.
***Omit, if wanted.

Creamy Caribbean chicken

For ➍
800 g chicken pieces
1½ ts Caribbean seasoning*
2 tbs oil
70 cl water
2 medium onions, cut into wedges
10 cl double cream

Heat oil in a pot. Add onions. Fry till onions turn golden. Place chicken in pot. Brown.
(Alternatively, put all ingredients in at the same time, and cook until onions turn golden.)
Add water and Caribbean seasoning. Cook covered till chicken is soft and only enough water remains to make a gravy. (about 60m).
Remove from fire, stir in cream.

Serve chicken with rice and some salad.

*A mix of coriander powder, cumin powder, ground cinnamon, garlic powder, ground ginger, black pepper and salt. The ingredients can be stored in an airtight container.
**Alternatively, brown the onion, add to the chicken, rubbed with spices (or push spices in cuts), with a little bit of water, and cook in the microwave.
See tip for timing.
***Or rub the chicken with spices (or push spices in cuts). Add to the fried onions and put in a 220°C preheated oven for 45 m. This recipe comes close to a quick version of a Jamaican jerk.

Peppered chocolate mousse

For ➑
6 egg whites
20 cl cold cream
200 g top quality dark chocolate*
80 g confectioners' sugar
2 ts freshly grounded Balinese (long) pepper**

Melt the chocolate in bain-marie without stirring or in the microwave oven. Let cool a bit.
Beat the egg whites and slowly add the sugar. Beat the cream in an ice-cold bowl.
Fold the egg whites into the chocolate. Fold the cream into the mixture. Gently mix the pepper through the mixture.
Pour into glasses or cups and put in the refrigerator.


*With at least 60% percentage of cocoa.
**Or a mixture of white pepper and mace. Jamaican spice is an excellent substitute.