This decadent vegetarian lasagna features layers of ackee pasta, rich ackee cream, meaty roasted mushrooms, fresh basil, parmesan and mozzarella. Guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser; serve it with a tomato or green salad to balance its richness.
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Ackee Ribbon Sandwiches
These ackee ribbon sandwiches are colourful, nutritious and tasty. They contain no artificial flavourings or colours and are vegan!
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Ackee is bomb with seafood: Fact!
With summer temperatures taking a break and giving way to a series of overcast then rainy days here in New England. I found myself in the mood for clam chowder; but not just any chowder would do, enter Ackee Clam Chowder.
Continue reading “Ackee Clam Chowder”Ackee Horchata – “Ackeechata”
What do you get when you combine ackees and horchata? Ackee-chata of course! 😂
Horchata generally refers to a beverage or group of beverages made from rice, nuts and/or seeds. The rice, nuts and/or seeds are soaked and blended with water to produce a drink with a milky appearance. This drink is then sweetened and served over ice so it is cool and refreshing.
To create this Ackeechata I started by soaking rice, almonds and cinnamon for the base then added the cooked ackees to make the drink creamy.
Continue reading “Ackee Horchata – “Ackeechata””Ackee Stuffed Saltfish Fritters
Saltfish fritters are a Jamaican favourite! And Ackee & Saltfish is our national dish. I’ve married the two and created these ackee stuffed saltfish fritters, the best of both in one amazing bite!
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Feather light and chock full of flavour these easy Jamaican ackee fritters are delicious by themselves or dipped. They contain egg whites which makes them light and fluffy but they can easily be made vegan by omitting the egg whites and adding more water or by using aquafaba instead.
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This one is for the true chocolate lovers. It’s grown and sexy, dark, intense and it’s most definitely not for the faint of heart! Proceed with caution!
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Ackee Bourbon Ice Cream: bourbon spiked custard with ribbons of dulce de leche running throughout. It’s the ultimate indulgence.
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Because of their fat content and creamy texture, ackees are great for making ice cream. This kid friendly vegan version has toasted coconut added in (such a great pair! check out the ackee muffins if you haven’t already). It uses less than 10 ingredients and is easy to prepare.
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How to make a great Jamaican patty?
Let’s talk the anatomy of a “propa” (proper) patty.
- The crust: gorgeous and flaky, not too thick and shouldn’t be dry and crumbly
- The filling: not pasty, must be well seasoned with a good balance of herbs, spices and heat.
- The crust to filling ratio: Don’t be stingy now. No potato chip bag tricks (all air no chips). Or as we say in Jamaica it shouldn’t look like “yu tan far and fling it”. (Translation: you stood at a distance and threw in the filling)
These in my opinion are the three keys to making a propa Jamaican patty; that said let’s talk about these Vegan Ackee Patties that hit all three of those nails squarely on the head.
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