the appetizer:
The Caribbean includes islands and countries as diverse as Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, French Antilles, Guadeloupe and Martinique, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and The Virgin Islands. Common foods like seafood, chicken and coconut, as well as recipes like jerk and callaloo, unite these islands into a heterogeneous culinary paradise.
The Caribbean
Pepper Pot
1 pig's foot
2 teaspoons salt
3 pounds pork tenderloin, cut into bite-size pieces
1/2 cup cassareep
1 lg. onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 chile peppers, seeded, diced
1 2-inch piece stick cinnamon
4 whole cloves
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
Place the chicken pieces and pig's foot in a large stew pot and pour water in to cover. Add salt. Bring to a boil and skim scum. Cover partially and simmer for 1 hour.
Remove as much fat as possible from surface of water. Add pork, cassareep, onion, brown sugar, chiles, cinnamon, cloves, and thyme. Bring to a boil and simmer, partially covered, for another hour. Remove the cloves and cinnamon and discard. Stir in the vinegar.
The Caribbean
- Also visit our special Jamaica section
Caribbean Recipes
- from Three Guys From Miami Cook Cuban
- Mojito
- Ensalada de Aguacate y Piña (Avocado and Pineapple Salad)
- Sándwich Cubano (Cuban Sandwich)
- Lechón Asado (Roast Pork)
- from Kate's Global Kitchen:
More Caribbean Recipes
- Adobo
- Annatto Oil
- Banana Bread
- Bananas Flambe
- Black Bean Soup
- Callaloo
- Conch Chowder
- Coo-Coo
- Cucumber Salad
- Edam Cheese with Shrimp Stuffing
- Guava Mousse
- Jerk Pork
- Mango Chutney
- Pepper Pot
- Pigeon Peas and Rice
- Pina Colada
- Roasted Breadfruit
- Salt Codfish Stew
- Scotch Bonnet Pepper Sauce
- Sofrito
- Stuffed Papaya
- Wet Jerk Rub
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