Jamaican Cabbage and Saltfish: This is a quick and easy all-purpose recipe. That’s because you can have it for breakfast, lunch or dinner! It has been an easy go-to recipe of mine for years. Even when I don’t have a chance to soak the salted cod overnight, it is still easy enough to boil it a few times to get rid of some the salt. Let’s call it a Jamaican stirfry! For breakfast or lunch you can pair it with hardough bread,...

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I have had several requests for this recipe! Whether you call it Mackerel Rundown or Rundown Mackerel, the term “rundown” is used to describe a thick sauce made of coconut milk boiled down with seasonings until it begins to form a custard. In some places in Jamaica rundown is also called “Dip and Fall Back”, more so in the past than now. I recently read that the name is said to have been given this term because the dish...

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  I am one of eight children in my family. So my mother was a very busy mother! During my formative years there were usually four kids at home, since my eldest brother had left Jamaica to go to university in Washington, D.C., and the other ones hadn’t come along yet. Still, my mother could always be counted on to cook a quick meal and this one is one her speedy favourites because it takes not time at all to pull together. The key...

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This is truly one of my favourite quick recipes to make! It really is a 30-minute meal. Before you start, put on a pot of white rice so that it’s ready when the shrimp are. The recipe calls for a pound of raw shrimp. The ones in the photos are defrosted frozen tiger shrimp. It doesn’t matter what size you choose as long it’s a pound. I do, however, recommend at least a medium size shrimp for this recipe. The only trick to this...

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Fresh seasoned red snapper ready to be fried The week before Easter is always a busy week for me. That’s because I always have to find the best fresh fish to make Escovitch Fried Fish for Good Friday. Since I never cook on that day, I have to do all my shopping and cooking ahead of time. Today I’ll be going shopping for fish. The fresher the fish the better; but that goes without saying. Since Jamaica is surrounded by water...

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This dish is one of my favourite things to eat on a Sunday morning after church. Callaloo cooked with bacon and saltfish is a traditional Jamaican recipe usually served for breakfast or lunch along with fried or boiled dumplings, boiled green bananas and fried plantains. Callaloo is from the spinach family. In Jamaica this dish is usually prepared with fresh callaloo, but I’m happy to use the canned version or fresh spinach, which is easier...

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Ackee is the national fruit of Jamaica and Ackee and Saltfish is the national dish. So it goes without saying that this is a must-have recipe if you want to cook like a Jamaican. It’s a savory dish with lots of salty flavour and is so versatile you can eat it for breakfast lunch or dinner! I prefer serving it for Sunday breakfast along with Fried Dumplings, Fried Plantains and hardough bread! Shopping tips: Salted cod can now be found in...

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Jamaican Escovitch Fish Recipe Video, Part 1   Fish prepared escovitch style is seasoned, fried and marinated with a peppery vinegar-based dressing made colourful with julienned bell peppers, carrots and onions. And, everyone knows this dish tastes better the next day. Even though it’s eaten year-round, no God fearing Jamaican would be without fried king fish or red snapper on Good Friday. For me it’s the highlight of the Easter...

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