Caribbean Recipes

Guyana: Short Crust Pastry

Guyana: Short Crust Pastry

1 lb flour 4 oz margarine 4 oz lard 1 tsp salt Cold water Preparation Sieve the flour and salt together. Rub in the margarine and lard using your fingertips, incorporating as much air as possible. The mixture should look like fine bread crumbs when finished. Add some water, sprinkling over the Continue Reading...

Guyana: Shortbread

Guyana: Shortbread

6 oz flour 2 oz fine white sugar 4 oz butter or margarine Preparation: Sieve the flour, then add the sugar and butter or margarine, rubbing in the latter. Knead until the mixture binds together. Form into a cake and prick well. Place on a greased baking pan turned upside down, and bake in a Continue Reading...

Guyana: Sea Trout Salad

Guyana: Sea Trout Salad

1 lb middle cut sea trout 1 lb yams 2 large firm tomatoes ½ medium-sized cucumbers 1 head lettuce Salt and pepper to taste ½ lb cabbage 1 tbsp finely chopped herbs 1 large lime 6 tbsp mayonnaise Preparation: Clean and season the fish with salt, pepper and lime juice and leave in the Continue Reading...

Guyana: Sawine

Guyana: Sawine

½ lb vermicelli 2 tins evaporated milk 1 pk (full cream) milk 6oz. granulated sugar ¼ cup raisins ¼ cup chopped almonds 2 oz butter Preparation: Break sawine (vermicelli) into small pieces. Parch in butter with two sticks spice, 8 cloves, until golden brown. Put to boil in water and cook until Continue Reading...

Guyana: Savoury Rice Cakes

Guyana: Savoury Rice Cakes

2 slices of bacon 2 oz cooked rice 1 egg, beaten Salt and pepper to taste Butter for frying Preparation: Remove the rind from the bacon, chop the slices and fry until crisp. Drain and mix with rice, beaten egg, salt and pepper. Heat a small quantity of butter and drop in spoonfuls of the rice Continue Reading...

Guyana: Savoury Cheese Puffs

Guyana: Savoury Cheese Puffs

4 oz cheese, grated 4 oz butter 4 oz flour Pinch of salt Preparation: Cream cheese with butter and add flour and salt. Flour the palms of the hands and roll portions of the mixture into balls about the size of marbles. On a floured baking sheet, place the balls on this, fairly far apart. Bake in Continue Reading...

Guyana: Sandwich Cake

Guyana: Sandwich Cake

6 oz margarine 6 oz sugar 3 eggs 6 oz flour 1 tsp vanilla essence, or 1 tsp grated rind of lemon 1 tsp baking powder Milk, if necessary Jam Preparation: Grease two 7 inch sandwich pans, and line the bottom of the pans with greased paper. Cream the margarine and sugar until white and creamy. Beat Continue Reading...

Salt fish SoufflÃ

Salt fish SoufflÃ

6 oz salt fish, washed and boiled 1½ oz margarine or butter 1 oz flour ½ pint milk Salt and white pepper to taste 3 eggs, separated 1 wirri-wirri pepper, chopped 1 tsp chopped eschallot and celery Preparation: Finely shred the salt fish. Melt butter, and add flour and milk slowly, stirring all Continue Reading...

Guyana: Salt fish Pie

Guyana: Salt fish Pie

1 lb salt fish 1 lb root vegetables (potatoes, yams, etc.) Wirri-wirri peppers 1 large onion, sliced Bread crumbs or grated cheese Parsley 2 eggs, hard boiled and sliced White pepper Eschallot and celery Sauce ½ pint milk ½ oz flour ½ oz margarine Preparation: Boil the salt fish and discard Continue Reading...

Guyana: Salt fish Buljol

Guyana: Salt fish Buljol

½ lb salt fish (salted cod) 2 medium onions, finely chopped 2 red and green sweet peppers A small piece of hot pepper 1 tbsp lemon juice ¼ cup salad oil Hard boiled eggs, sliced or quartered Tomatoes, cut in wedges Greens 1 avocado, sliced Preparation: Wash and soak the salt fish, overnight if Continue Reading...

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