Jamaica Recipes

What You Need

• 1 kg chicken pieces
• 2 spring onions
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 scotch bonnet or other chili
• 1 tsp allspice
• 1 tsp thyme
• 2 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tbsp brown sugar

How to Cook It

1. Blend the spring onions, garlic, chili, allspice, thyme, soy sauce, and brown sugar into a paste.
2. Rub the paste all over the chicken and marinate for at least 1 hour.
3. Grill or roast the chicken until cooked through and slightly charred.
4. Turn the chicken during cooking so the seasoning browns evenly.
5. Serve hot with rice, slaw, or fried plantain.

What You Need

• 250 g salted cod
• 1 can or 2 cups ackee
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1 bell pepper, sliced
• 2 spring onions, chopped
• 2 tbsp oil and black pepper

How to Cook It

1. Soak and boil the salted cod, then drain and flake it into pieces.
2. Heat oil and cook onion, spring onion, bell pepper, and tomato until softened.
3. Add the cod and stir gently for a few minutes.
4. Fold in the ackee carefully so it stays mostly intact.
5. Season lightly with black pepper and serve warm.

What You Need

• 1 1/2 cups rice
• 1 cup cooked kidney beans
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 spring onions
• 1 tsp thyme
• 1 tsp allspice and salt

How to Cook It

1. Rinse the rice until the water runs mostly clear.
2. Bring coconut milk, water, beans, spring onions, thyme, allspice, and salt to a gentle boil.
3. Add the rice and stir once.
4. Cover and cook on low heat until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed.
5. Fluff before serving with jerk dishes or stews.