Easy Fried Curry Chicken Wings

FRIED CURRY CHICKEN WINGS

1 lb. chicken Wings

1/4 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

2 tbsp. curry powder

3 tbsp. flour  

Wash chicken wings and sprinkle with salt and pepper  Then sprinkle curry powder over chicken. Rub together. Make sure you are wearing gloves. Dip chicken into a bowl of flour and deep fry until golden brown. It should serve 4 people.

Break for a Joke Mon

Okay, I thought I would give my readers a break from some of this good food, with some Jamaican style humor...enjoy..

ONELOVE..iriegal

People will know you are Jamaican if...

1. You can't say "three" or "thing" ... you instead say "tree" and "ting".
2. You can distinguish between "cocoa-tea" "bush-tea", and"green-tea".
3. When someone sympathizes with you, you comment "Yuh tink seh it easy?"
4. You say words like Heg (instead of Egg); Hingland (instead of England)
5. You point with your lips.
6. You give directions with your hands, even if it is in another state.
7. You go to parties for the food and drink and then cuss afterwards when the food and drink run out.
8. You address all the chineese at the local shop as "Mr. Chin".
9. You nod your head upwards to greet someone.
10. You always find yourself standing next to plenty of luggage and boxes at the airport.
11. When you travel home, you bring an extra suitcase going down, it has none of your clothes; returning, it has food.
12. You hate to throw away empty containers as they might come in handy for pepper sauce or "green seasonings".
13. You have one big pot you call curry pot when you are not even cooking curry.
14. You have another pot you called "dutch pot".
15. You say "bwoy" at the beginning of a sentence and "man" at the end of it.
16. You always hang something on your rear view mirror.
17. You put pepper sauce on everything for the taste.
18. You think eating ackee and saltfish, plantain and fried dumplings are a great morning breakfast.
19. You can't go a week without a rice dish.
20. You chew and suck out all the marrow from the chicken bone and then pick out your teeth after wards.
21. You bring home food from a party (enough for your breakfast the next morning, your lunch and your dinner!)
22. You chew the ice when you finish your drinks.
23. You must put dumplings in all soups.
24. You show disapproval by sucking your teeth.
25. You have a dishwasher in the house and only use it for special occasions.
26. You have a thyme (or mint) bush growing somewhere in your yard.

Jamaican Music Video I did

Some Comfort Food

I found this video on YouTube. Andi Oliver (ex- punk singer and mother of presenter Miquita) and Neneh Cherry (90’s soul diva) are passionate about food. Neneh Cherry and Andi Oliver who share their passion for food. Neneh's brother Eagle Eye is in London and to celebrate they invite some guys round for good, hearty comfort food, traditional Caribbean food.

Jamaica Peppered Shrimp

INGREDIENTS :

• 2 lbs. shrimps in shell
• 1 cloves garlic
• 1 cup salad oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 scotch bonnet peppers
• 1.5 tablespoon vinegar

METHOD:

1. Heat garlic, oil, salt and scotch bonnet peppers (can cut up pepper if you like hot peppered shrimp) in a dutch pot.
2. Add shrimps to the mixture
3. Stir and cook for 6 minutes.
4. Add vinegar and continue to cook for a further 3 minutes
5. Serve warm or cold

Source: Jamaicans.com

Vegetable Fritters

For this recipe you can actually use any vegetable you like. I really like this recipe. It makes a nice snack as well. In Jamaica there is such a wide variety to choose from. Generally sweet banana, sweet potato, okra, (or whatever you like ).

• 1 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons dry mustard
• 1teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 4 eggs, separated
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup minced fresh basil or 2 tablespoon dried basil
• 6 tablespoon chopped parsely
• Vegetable Oil for frying. (I use Olive Oil)
• Salt to taste. ( I use Lawreys Seasoning salt) just a pinch
• 3 lbs of vegetables (any mixture you want)

Combine the flour, dry mustard, nutmeg, and salt in a bowl. In a separate bowl stir together the egg yolks, and mustard (add a little beer or wine if you want, about a cup). Add this to the flour mixture and whisk until the batter is smooth. Cover the bowl (sometimes you can leave this over night). (but two hours if you want to cook it the same day.)

Stir the chopped basil and parsley into the batter. Beat the eg whites until they are stiff but not dry. Fold the whites into the batter. Heat the oil in the frying pan.

Dip any choice of vegetables into the batter (let excess run off). Fry the vegetables, a few at a time, until they are golden, for 4 to 5 minutes. Drain the vegetables on paper towels. Sprinkle them with a little salt and keep them warm in the oven while you fry the rest. You can serve with some hot sauce for the dipping or some people like ranch dressing.

Rasta Pasta

Rastafarians are very gifted farmers. Many restaurants pay honor to their vegetarian lifestyle by creating a Rasta Pasta Dish.

This is just one of many.

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 2 yellow and/or red peppers, cored, seeded and cut in lengthwise julienne slices
• 1 pound fettuccine
  
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cups cooked drained black beans
• 2 cups cooked broccoli floweretes (just the top portion of small broccoli)
• ¼ cup chopped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried
• 2 teaspoons fresh chopped oregano or ½ teaspoon dried
• Parmesan cheese

Method:
Heat oil in a large skillet and sauté garlic, onions and peppers just until limp. Add drained, cooked black beans. Cook fettuccini in rapidly boiling salted water just until cooked. Drain and toss with olive oil.
Combine cooked pasta with pepper mixture, broccoli and seasonings. Sprinkle generously with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. This can be served hot or at room temperature as a salad or main dish.

Jamaican Curry Shrimp

Ingredients

1 large onion, thinly sliced
1 jalapeno, diced small
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 teaspoons curry powder(Jamaican Curry Powder if you can get it)
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
4 plum tomatoes, diced
1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 tablespoon lime juice
*if you want it spice use a small habernero pepper, don't cut it up, just plce it on top of the dish while simmering*

1. Over medium heat, sauté onions and jalapeno in olive oil. Cook until onions are golden brown and slightly translucent.
2. Add tomato paste, curry, ginger and chopped tomatoes and then add 1 1/2 cups water. Simmer for 3-5 minutes.
3. Add shrimp, cook 4-6 minutes. lime juice and serve over steamed rice.

*if you want it spice use a small habernero pepper, don't cut it up, just plce it on top of the dish while simmering*

Bulla Cake

Jamaican bulla

Bulla Cake is known as the "poor people bread" in Jamaica. I remember growing up an if you couldn't find anything to eat you put some "pear" (avocado) between two pieces of bulla cake and eat that. Not only was it filling, it also tasted good. I think many tourist miss out when they don't get a chance to taste some of the "simple" delicacies from Jamaica.

Bulla is really a pastry though. Generally it is eaten with cheese. I tell you one thing do not eat Bulla and not have something to wash it down with. Because it is very thick

Identify the items in this plate

How many things on this plate can you identify?