Top fried green plantains with ackee and saltfish to make a crowd friendly appetizer.
Like the Ackee & Saltfish Spring Rolls they are a good way to introduce a traditional dish to a group of people who may otherwise be hesitant. If it’s already one of your favorite dishes; it’s a nice way to add an elegant little twist without too much extra work.
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This Jamaican gingerbread is loaded with flavor!
Spicy ginger kick from the trio of fresh, ground and crystallized ginger.
Plus intense color and deep flavor from unsulphured blackstrap molasses. Best of all, it’s easy to make! Left for a few days it tastes even better but it’s so irresistible that you might have to make two and hide one away from yourself for later.
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Creamy ackee sautéed with aromatics and chunks of flaked salted fish, this is Jamaica’s national dish: Ackee and Saltfish.
A traditional Jamaican favourite recipe that’s Keto-friendly and delicious. Continue reading “Ackee and Saltfish: Jamaica’s National Dish”
I had the pleasure of working with Linstead Market Jamaica to shoot an episode of the Jamaican food and lifestyle show: Nyammings.
This vegan omelette is creamy thanks to the ackees; holds together well like an egg based omelette from using besan (chickpea flour); and even has a little “eggy” flavour thanks to a special ingredient but is completely vegan!
Continue reading “Vegan Omelette – Easy Recipe using Ackees”Try a different spin on a Jamaican classic with these oxtail tacos featuring ackees done in two ways. Continue reading “Oxtail Tacos with Ackee Two Ways”
Enjoy this recipe for a curry potato and ackee loaf. They are a vegan spin on Jamaican meat loaves.
Continue reading “Curry Potato & Ackee Loaf {Vegan}”One of my guilty pleasures when I’m in Jamaica is the coco bread fish sandwich from Tastee; warm coco bread with a fried fish patty, shredded lettuce and a slather of mayo. My version is made on homemade coco bread with a zippy pak choy and savoy cabbage slaw; oven “fried” fish; pickled peppers and a hearty smear of ackee tartar sauce. It’s big on flavour and perfect for filling the gap till my next trip home.
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Are you ready for the easiest ackee cake recipe ever?! All you’ll need is a whisk, a bowl and a blender. It produces a beautiful cake that is ackee forward in flavour and has a tender golden crumb. On top of all of that, it’s vegan!
Silky in texture with a subtle warm spice undertone. Ackee Pimento Flan is a unique take on a traditional dessert featuring two distinctly Jamaican ingredients.
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