Liven up your meals with this delicious jerk BBQ sauce. Simple to make with just 4 ingredients, it’s great to use as a marinade or a dip. This is currently the new favorite sauce in our house! This jerk BBQ sauce has been going on everything! This spicy, smoky, and sweet sauce takes minutes to …
Caribbean
Caribbean/Jamaican Recipes
Growing up in a Jamaican household allowed me to experience all of the flavors of the island. Here you can find some of those classic recipes.
From Cornmeal Porridge, Jamaican Oxtails, Curry Goat, Ackee and Saltfish, Jerk Chicken, Brown Stew Chicken, Curry Chicken, and many more.
This air-fried Jamaican Jerk Pork Recipe has amazing flavor and can be made right in your air fryer. It’s a great way to travel to the Caribbean in your very own home. I think I’ve gone a little air fryer crazy lately. I have posted a lot of air fryer recipes. Some examples include Perfect …
Jamaican fried dumplings are the perfect side dish for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. This classic recipe is crispy on the outside and soft, fluffy, and slightly chewy on the inside. One of my favorite things to munch on during breakfast was a nice and warm Jamaican fried dumpling. We ate it along with our ackee …
Ackee and saltfish is Jamaica’s National dish, full of flavor and cultural importance. It contains ackee, a yellow fruit with a mild taste, and salted codfish, which provides it with a savory flavor. Ackee and saltfish, a beloved Jamaican staple, is surprisingly simple to prepare at home. My grandma had an ackee tree. I remember …
Tamarind balls are a sweet, sour, and sometimes spicy treat popular in many tropical regions. Their simple ingredients and quick preparation make them a delicious snack perfect for satisfying unique cravings. If you have yet to try tamarind balls, you simply must. When I spent time with my grandmother in Jamaica, she occasionally treated me …
This Jamaican Curry Shrimp Recipe features Jamaican curry powder, large succulent shrimp, bell peppers, and coconut milk. A quick and easy curry recipe that’s perfect any day of the week. If you traveled to Jamaica or are familiar with the culture, you know curry is quite popular on the island. Curry chicken, curry goat, and …
Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge is smooth, creamy, and comforting. A popular breakfast dish in Jamaica, this porridge is the perfect recipe to start the day. This porridge is the breakfast of champions! It’s comforting and keeps you full and ready to tackle your day. I grew up eating it, and I’m happy my kids now love …
This Jamaican Curry Goat recipe is a flavorful, succulent dish made with Jamaican curry, goat pieces, and other spices. It’s a traditional Jamaican dish that you and your family will love. I’ve shared many Jamaican recipes here on the site, and it’s about time I shared how I make one of my favorite Jamaican dishes, …
This tamarind juice recipe combines whole tamarind pods with water, cooking them until softened, then straining off the water and adding brown sugar and freshly squeezed lime juice to taste.
My Jamaican Jerk Fish is something I enjoy cooking when the shining and I have the grill on. One of the best fish to jerk is snapper, as it is a large, meaty fish that takes on flavor and grills well on the BBQ. I marinate the whole snapper in my homemade Jamaican jerk marinade for at least four hours for maximum flavor.