the appetizer:
The Caribbean includes islands and countries as diverse as Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, French Antilles, Guadeloupe and Martinique, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and The Virgin Islands. Common foods like seafood, chicken and coconut, as well as recipes like jerk and callaloo, unite these islands into a heterogeneous culinary paradise.
The Caribbean
Conch Chowder
3 tablespoons strained lime juice
5 tablespoons tomato paste
4 strips bacon, chopped
3 tablespoons oil
1 onion, finely chopped
3 ribs celery, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 green bell pepper, seeded, finely chopped
1 chile pepper, seeded, finely chopped
4 tomatoes, seeded, chopped
1/4 cup rum
1 pound potatoes, peeled, diced
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
Salt, pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Cut the conch into 1/2 inch pieces and place in a bowl. Add the lime juice and tomato sauce and mix well; set aside to marinate.
Meanwhile, in a large stew pot, cook the bacon until browned. Pour off the fat. Add the olive oil, onion, celery, garlic, green pepper, and chile pepper. cook over medium-low heat until very lightly browned. Add the tomatoes and cook for 1 minute. Add the rum, potatoes, conch mixture, bay leaf, and thyme. Bring to a boil, then simmer for about 1 hour. Potatoes should be tender.
Discard bay leaf. Stir in the Tabasco sauce, and season with salt and pepper to taste. To serve, sprinkle with fresh cilantro.
The Caribbean
- Also visit our special Jamaica section
Caribbean Recipes
- from Three Guys From Miami Cook Cuban
- Mojito
- Ensalada de Aguacate y Piña (Avocado and Pineapple Salad)
- Sándwich Cubano (Cuban Sandwich)
- Lechón Asado (Roast Pork)
- from Kate's Global Kitchen:
More Caribbean Recipes
- Adobo
- Annatto Oil
- Banana Bread
- Bananas Flambe
- Black Bean Soup
- Callaloo
- Conch Chowder
- Coo-Coo
- Cucumber Salad
- Edam Cheese with Shrimp Stuffing
- Guava Mousse
- Jerk Pork
- Mango Chutney
- Pepper Pot
- Pigeon Peas and Rice
- Pina Colada
- Roasted Breadfruit
- Salt Codfish Stew
- Scotch Bonnet Pepper Sauce
- Sofrito
- Stuffed Papaya
- Wet Jerk Rub
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