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Trinidad & Tobago Recipes

Trinidad & Tobago: Sugar Cake

Trinidad & Tobago: Sugar Cake

Ingredients: 1 coconut 2 cups white sugar 1/2 cup coconut water zest lemon 1/2 teaspoon almond essence Method: Poke holes in coconut through the eyes, then drain coconut water into a cup, save. Break coconut. Remove meat, peel brown skin off and grate one heaped cup. Put in sauce pan, add sugar, Continue Reading...

Trinidad & Tobago: Pholorie

Trinidad & Tobago: Pholorie

Ingredients: Chutney for Pholorie 8 oz of water 1/2 hot pepper 3 leaves of Chadon beni 1/2 tsp saffron 1-2 whole green mangoes 4 cloves of garlic 1/4 cup of water Pinch of salt 4 tbs of sugar Method: Do not peel mango, chop around seed and cut mango into 1/4 inch pieces. Combine 1/4 cup of water, Continue Reading...

Trinidad & Tobago: Pommecythere Chow

Trinidad & Tobago: Pommecythere Chow

Ingredients: 5 Pommecytheres aka Golden Apple 2 grains of grated garlic pepper sauce to taste 1/2 of a lime 2 leaves of shadow benny salt to taste black pepper to taste water Method: Peel each pommecythere, and make little cuts into them. This will help the salt and other seasonings to soak right Continue Reading...

Trinidad & Tobago: Potato Pudding

Trinidad & Tobago: Potato Pudding

Ingredients: 2 cups of grated sweet potato 1 tablespoon flour 2 tablespoon brown sugar 1 egg 2 tablespoon coconut flakes 1 cup of coconut milk 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon of almond essence Method: Peel the sweet potato and grate on the small side of your grater or you can use a food Continue Reading...

Trinidad & Tobago: Bread Pudding

Trinidad & Tobago: Bread Pudding

Ingredients: 6 slices day-old bread 2 tablespoons butter 1/2 cup raisins 4 eggs 2 cups milk 3/4 cup sugar (I like to use brown sugar) 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Method: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Break bread into small pieces into mixing bowl. Add Continue Reading...

Trinidad & Tobago: Cassava Pone

Trinidad & Tobago: Cassava Pone

Ingredients: 1 pound of cassava 1/2 cup of blended pumpkin 1/2 cup of grated coconut 1 pinch of salt 1 tbsp of butter 1/2 cup of water 1/2 cup of sugar Method: Peel the cassava, cut them down the center and remove the string. Grate the cassava on the small part of the grater. You can use Continue Reading...

Trinidad & Tobago: Lime Juice

Trinidad & Tobago: Lime Juice

Ingredients: 1 medium size limes 6 large spoons of brown sugar or granulated sugar 8 cups of water 4 drops of Angostura Bitters Method: Put 8 cups of water in a jug. Cut each lime in half. Place a strainer over the top of the jug and squeeze the limes into the strainer. After squeezing all the Continue Reading...

Trinidad & Tobago: Rum Punch

Trinidad & Tobago: Rum Punch

Ingredients: 4 cups water 2 cups caster sugar 1 cup lime juice 3 cups dark rum 10 shakes angostura bitters 1 cup crushed ice nutmeg, to sprinkle cherry Method: To make sugar syrup, pour the water in a medium saucepan, add the sugar. Stir over a low heat until sugar dissolves, bring the liquid Continue Reading...

Trinidad & Tobago: Sea Moss Drink

Trinidad & Tobago: Sea Moss Drink

Ingredients: 1lb Sea Moss 1 lime Angostura Bitters milk sugar Method: Soak the sea moss in lime juice overnight. Wash thoroughly and cook in pressure cooker for 25 mins until sea moss resembles jelly. Cool, add sugar to taste and then blend until consistent. Add a couple dashes of Angostura Continue Reading...

Trinidad & Tobago: Punch de Creme aka Ponche de Creme

Trinidad & Tobago: Punch de Creme aka Ponche de Creme

Ingredients: 4 eggs 1 can condensed milk 200ml Rum 1 tsp Angostura Bitters 1/4 tsp.Ground Nutmeg Lime zest Method: In a large mixing bowl, crack open the eggs into the bowl. Add the lemon zest and beat the eggs well.Add half of the rum and condensed milk. Mix these ingredients together. Add rest Continue Reading...

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