Recipe Index

Plantain Tart

Jamaican half-moon pastries with a short butter crust and a filling of very ripe plantain cooked down with sugar and mashed with nutmeg, vanilla and butter. The tarts are sealed, brushed with egg wash, sprinkled with sugar and baked until golden.

Main ingredient: plantain

Pairs well with: Vanilla ice cream, Coffee

HB-4239 · Hand-built original

Rasta Pasta

This easy Rasta Pasta recipe has jerk-seasoned chicken, colorful peppers, and a creamy Parmesan sauce. All made in one pot in just 45 minutes!

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-1890 · Hand-built original

Red Peas Soup

Main ingredient: beef

Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans

HB-1896 · Hand-built original

Rum raisin ice cream (easy, no ice cream maker!)

No-churn rum raisin ice cream made from rum-soaked raisins folded through condensed milk and stiffly whipped cream, frozen until scoopable.

Main ingredient: fingers

Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream

HB-8114 · Hand-built original

Rundown

Saltfish is soaked, boiled and flaked, then cooked down in coconut milk with thyme, pimento, Scotch bonnet and vegetables until the milk reduces to a rich custard-like sauce. It is a traditional Jamaican dish, often served for breakfast.

Main ingredient: saltfish

Pairs well with: Hard food (boiled ground provision and boiled dumplings), Fried dumplings, Fried plantain, Bammy, Boiled rice

HB-4224 · Hand-built original

Saltfish and Ackee

Main ingredient: cod

Pairs well with: lemon wedges, tartar sauce, rice pilaf, coleslaw

HB-1980 · Hand-built original

Solomon Gundy

A spicy Jamaican pickled fish pâté made from smoked herring that is boiled to remove excess salt, deboned, and blended with vinegar, olive oil, onion, scallion, Scotch bonnet, thyme, allspice and a little sugar. It is served as an appetiser, commonly on crackers or bread.

Main ingredient: smoked herring

Pairs well with: Crackers, Jamaican Coco Bread, Baked Tostones, Plantain Chips, Roast Breadfruit

HB-4237 · Hand-built original

Sorrel Drink

A ruby-red Jamaican holiday drink made by steeping dried sorrel (hibiscus) with ginger, cloves, allspice, cinnamon and orange peel, then sweetening it to taste. It is served cold, with rum and red wine added for the adult version.

Main ingredient: dried sorrel (hibiscus)

Pairs well with: Black Cake, Rice and Peas

HB-4227 · Hand-built original

Stamp and Go (Saltfish Fritters)

Crisp Jamaican salt cod fritters made from a seasoned flour batter with tomato, scallion, thyme and Scotch bonnet, fried by the spoonful until golden. They are served hot, often with a spicy pepper sauce.

Main ingredient: salted cod

Pairs well with: Spicy pepper sauce

HB-4234 · Hand-built original

Stew Peas

A thick Jamaican stew of red kidney beans and salted pigtails simmered in a coconut broth with thyme, scallion, garlic, allspice and Scotch bonnet. Small hand-rolled dumplings, called spinners, are added at the end to thicken the pot.

Main ingredient: red kidney beans

Pairs well with: Steamed white rice

HB-4233 · Hand-built original

Toto (Coconut Cake)

A spiced Jamaican coconut cake made with grated coconut, coconut milk, brown sugar and warm spices including nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger and allspice. It is baked in a pan, cooled, and sliced to serve.

Main ingredient: coconut

Pairs well with: Tea, Coffee

HB-4230 · Hand-built original