14 trinidad vegetables Recipes

vegetable oil, onions, chopped, garlic cloves, potato, peeled and quartered, carrots, diced, chives, chopped, celery, finely chopped, fresh thyme, chopped, yellow split peas, pimento pepper (optional), chicken stock, scotch bonnet peppers or 1 habanero pepper, left whole, coconut milk (optional), ears corn , cut into 2inch pieces, dumplings (or more ), culantro, chopped (substitute cilantro), salt, black pepper

vegetable oil, onion, garlic cloves, minced, chopped celery, fresh thyme, chopped chives, okra, sliced, chopped west indian pumpkin (substitute butternut squash), dasheen leaves, washed and coarsely chopped (or 1 bunch swiss chard and 1/2 bunch spinach), coconut milk, maggi seasoning, cube plus, water or 4 cups chicken stock, live blue crabs, cleaned and washed in lime juice (or 5-6 pieces salted beef or salted pigtail), whole scotch bonnet pepper (congo pepper), golden ray cooking margarine, salt (if using maggi cube taste first before adding or the soup will be too y.)

whole chickens , cut into pieces, chopped green onions, chopped fresh cilantro, minced garlic, chopped onion, salt, ground black pepper, vegetable oil, brown sugar, water, coconut milk, red pepper flakes (optional), ketchup, butter

dasheen leaves (leaves of the taro plant....found in tropical australia) (optional), silver beet, okra, cut into rounds (approx 15), garlic cloves, chopped, whole scotch bonnet pepper (yellow squat looking), spring onion, peeled & chopped, thyme, leaves only, olive oil, crabmeat or 6 small crabs, backs removed and cleaned and cut in 1/2, streaky bacon, cut into small pieces, chicken stock or 2 -2 1/2 cups vegetable stock, drops of west indian hot pepper sauce (to season , encona, caribbean sauces, west indian hot pepper sauce.......can be purchased in coles in)

whole chickens, minced garlic, minced green seasoning (found in most west indian grocery stores. if unable to find minced thyme and green onion should work), salt , to taste, hot pepper, vegetable oil, curry powder, chopped tomato, chopped onion, water

trinidad curry powder, minced garlic plus 2 tsp, scotch bonnet pepper, seeded and minced, minced shallots, minced green onions, white vinegar, goat stew meat, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes ( lamb may be substituted), unsalted butter, vegetable oil, peeled, seeded, and chopped tomatoes, salt, freshly ground black pepper, water, cornstarch, steamed rice , for serving, roti bread , recipe follows, fried plantains , recipe follows, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, milk or water, olive oil or ghee, vegetable oil, for frying, green plantains, salt

warm water (100 -110 f), sugar, active dry yeast, all-purpose flour, salt, ground turmeric, ground cumin, ground black pepper, dried garbanzo beans , soaked overnight in 6 cups of water or 1 (16 oz) can chickpeas, vegetable oil, onion, thinly sliced, garlic cloves, minced, curry powder (see tips, below ), ground cumin, vegetable oil, hot pepper sauce (see tips, below ), green mango chutney (kumchera see tips, below), shredded cucumber

green mangoes, trinidadian curry powder, water, vegetable oil, garlic cloves, shredded, salt, sugar, hot pepper (optional) or west indian pepper sauce (optional), massala mixed spice (preferably anchar massala but garam massala will work as well)

good dark chocolate, chopped, whipping cream, good white chocolate, chopped, flake unsweetened coconut, vegetable oil

whole chickens, lime, garlic cloves (crushed or minced ), salt (to taste), scotch bonnet pepper (substitute habenero), vegetable oil, curry powder, garam masala (optional), water, chives, spanish thyme, french thyme, fresh culantro (substitute 2 bunches cilantro), fresh oregano, fresh parsley, pimento pepper (seeded )

pigs tail or 250 g chunked diced ham, if not available, pumpkin (i use butternut), onion , rough chopped, garlic , pegs crushed, vegetable stock or 500 ml chicken stock, bacon , stock cubes, water, brown lentils (or x2 400ml can for the quick version, drained)

flour, salt, baking powder, water (to form a soft dough), oil (for frying ), shark fillets ( or any mild firm fish), lemons, breadcrumbs, flour, minced chives or 2 tbsp thyme, minced garlic, salt, pepper sauce, eggs (beaten ), vegetable oil (for frying )