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July 15th, 2009Appetizers, Carribean Food1 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. -
July 15th, 2009Carribean Food, Main DishIngredients:….
-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 -
July 13th, 2009Carribean Food, Dessert IdeasIngredients:….
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. -
July 1st, 2009Appetizers, Cuban8 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 beatenInstructions: ….
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.
