Our menu for our Foodie Friday in Jamaica:
Jamaican Jerk Pork Tenderloin
This marinade seemed different then what I thought of Jamaican jerk seasoning because it had 2 cups of green onions that you puree with tons of spices. We marinated the pork for 24 hours and cooked it for 8 minutes on each side. It was absolutely delicious! Tender, juicy, and a good spice to it! Here's the recipe we followed.
Jamaican Rice and Peas
This dish has an interesting combination including rice, coconut milk, habanero peppers, and kidney beans. Beans, you say? I thought you said "Peas"... Apparently in Jamaica, beans are called peas. This rice had a nice kick but a sweet element to it as well....It was probably the most flavorful rice we've ever made. SO good! Our 17 month old, Juliet, was shoveling this rice in so fast with her eyes watering from the habanero- she absolutely loved it!
Plantains- Jamaican Style
We rolled plantain slices in brown sugar and fried 'em up. There's not more to say, other then the fact, that they could be dessert by themselves. Yummy!
Jamaican Gizzada
Ok...this was the dish that caused me the most stress this week but how stressed can you be when you're listening to Bob Marley singing, 'Every Little Thing Gonna Be All Right...' The dough wasn't turning out how the recipe described, the filling should've been able to boil for twenty minutes during one of the phases of cooking but it was a solid and you can't boil a solid so something went wrong there...the dough should've been able to be shaped and precooked like a shell but we couldn't get it to stay in any type of shape so we had to bust out the tart pan...Funny though, Gregg said it was probably one of his favorite tasting desserts we've made!
It is a tart with a shredded coconut, brown sugar, water, vanilla mixture that crystalizes. They are sweet but not overly sweet. Even Evie, who is not a coconut fan, loved them!
Passion fruit & Pineapple
We wanted to have some fresh fruit and realized we've never actually had fresh passion fruit. The only problem was that we didn't know how to even cut it- thank goodness for YouTube tutorials! You cut in half and use a spoon to scoop out the very tart inside which was SO good! Gabe wasn't super thrilled with the texture, but Evie loved it!
(You can find the recipes we attempted here on my Successful Foodie Friday Pinterest board)
We put on some reggae, Bob and Ziggy Marley and were jammin' all day. Even though some of the recipes didn't turn out how I thought, we had a fun time making everything! We laughed and danced and made huge messes! We started the meal praying for the people of Jamaica and had a wonderful family dinner, and ended the night with a game. Overall, making memories, even if it's not beautiful, is what this adventure is all about!
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