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    July 15th, 2009foodgirlAppetizers, Carribean Food

    1 egg
    -a pinch of salt
    -corn oil for frying
    2 to 3 tablespoons of milk
    1 tablespoon of brown sugar
    6 tablespoons of all purpose flour
    1 large or 2 medium ripe plantains
    -(with almost black skin), peeled and
    -cut diagonally into 1/2 inch thick slices….

    First mix the milk, egg, sugar,flour along
    with the salt till its nice and smooth. In
    a large size skillet heat the oil over the
    medium heat…..
    Dip each of the plantain slice into batter
    and drop it right in the oil. Fry it until
    browned for about 2 minutes on each side…..
    Drain plantains right on the kitchen paper
    towel and serve the plantains hot, warm or
    at room temperature.

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    July 15th, 2009foodgirlCarribean Food, Main Dish

    Ingredients:….
    -beer (optional)
    2 large bananas
    Juice of 1 lemon
    6 strips of bacon
    4 pork chops 1″ thick
    3/4 tablespoon of cumin
    -salt & pepper to taste
    2 tablespoons of butter,
    -softened….
    Directions:….
    Combine butter, salt & pepper with the
    cumin. rub into both sides of the meat
    and saute the meat briefly, until some
    of the fat has rendered…..
    Now remove and drain. Peel the banana’s
    then cut it into 1 1/4 chunks. Place on
    a dish and sprinkle with lemon juice…..
    Next slice bacon into strips long enough
    to wrap around each of the banana slice.
    put on skewers, threading through bacon…..
    Place the pork chops on a hot grill, for
    15 minutes, turning once. Turn the grill
    down to medium…..
    Add bacon along with the bananas, grill
    for another 10 minutes, turning both the
    meat and banana’s. Also good basted with
    beer, while the meat cooks…..
    Makes 4 servings

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    July 13th, 2009foodgirlCarribean Food, Dessert Ideas

    Ingredients:….
    3 large eggs
    1 walnut halves
    1 unbaked 9″ pie shell
    1/4 cup unbleached Flour
    1 teaspoon of rum flavoring
    1 cup Walnuts, coarsely chopped
    2 teaspoon of Instant Coffee Powder
    3/4 cup of brown sugar, firmly packed
    1/4 cup of butter or regular margarine
    12 ounces of chocolate chips, melt and cool….
    Directions:….
    Cream the butter then brown sugar together
    in a bowl till its light and fluffy, using
    an electric mixer at medium speed…..
    Add eggs one at a time, beating well after
    each addition. Add the cooled chocolate and
    coffee powder along with the rum flavoring,
    blending well…..
    Stir in the flour with chopped walnuts and
    then turn in unbaked pie shell. Arrange the
    walnut halves into a circle around the edge
    of the pie…..
    Bake in a preheated 375 F. hot oven for 25
    minutes or until set around the edge. Cool
    on a wire rack. Makes at least 6 servings.

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    July 1st, 2009foodgirlAppetizers, Cuban

    8 large biscuits (large refrigerated ones are good)
    1/2 lb ground meat (can use beef, chicken or turkey)
    1/2 cup tomato sauce
    1/2 cup whole kernel corn
    1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
    1 tbsp sugar
    1 egg, lightly beaten

    Instructions: ….
    Brown ground meat. Drain off any fat.
    Add next four ingredients to meat.
    Pat out biscuits 1/2″ thick and put a large spoonful of meat mixture on each biscuit. Brush biscuit edges with egg, fold biscuit in half like you would a turnover, and crimp the edges sealed with a fork.
    Bake at 375 degrees f for 15 minutes on cookie sheet.

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