Curried goat and pigeon peas is a Trini dish consisting of cubed goat meat, onions, hot peppers, garlic, curry powder, pigeon peas, and various spices. The stew is slowly cooked until the meat becomes tender and the pigeon peas are fully cooked.
It is recommended to serve curried goat and pigeon peas hot over white rice.
Brown stew chicken is a spicy Jamaican dish consisting of chicken pieces that are browned and simmered in a rich gravy made with onions, peppers, ketchup, and water. The dish is traditionally served with rice, peas, fried ripe plantains, and sliced tomatoes.
It is recommended to garnish it with finely chopped green onions.
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Heavily influenced by African cooking traditions, legim is a popular Haitian dish with many variations regarding the ingredients. It typically consists of various mixed vegetables that are cooked with meat (usually beef) and then mashed together.
Legim (meaning legumes or vegetables) usually contains cabbage, eggplant, watercress, green beans, carrots, and chayote squash. The stew is traditionally prepared on Saturdays, and it is often accompanied by cornmeal or rice.
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Ropa vieja is the national dish of Cuba, a hearty stew made with shredded beef, tomatoes, onions, and peppers. The stew is traditionally served with yellow rice and a glass of cold beer on the side. Like many Cuban dishes, this one also originated in Spain and was brought over to Cuba and the Caribbean territory by the Spaniards.
It is believed that the Sephardic Jews from the Iberian Peninsula invented the dish because they could not cook on the Sabbath, so they prepared this hearty stew a day in advance. Ropa vieja means old clothes, referring to an unusual story saying that a poor man once shredded and cooked his clothes because he could not afford to buy food.
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View moreOxtail with broad beans is a traditional stew consisting of chopped oxtail, onions, garlic, ginger, chile peppers, fava beans, water, cornstarch, and seasonings such as black pepper, allspice, thyme, and salt. The stew is slowly simmered over medium heat until it thickens and the beans develop a tender texture.
This dish is beloved by numerous locals as it is full of flavor and the meat is so tender that it easily falls off the bone. It is recommended to serve it warm over plain rice or coconut rice.
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Ital is a hearty Jamaican stew that is associated with the Rastafarian movement. The name ital is derived from the word vital, referring to the fact that ital food should be vegetarian and unprocessed. The stew consists of (mostly starchy) ingredients such as plantains, split peas, squash, taro root, potatoes, carrots, okra, onions, and collard greens in a rich coconut milk broth.
The dish is traditionally lightly seasoned with thyme and pimento. It is recommended to garnish the stew with finely chopped coriander.
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Curried crab and dumplings is a traditional dish originating from Trinidad and Tobago. The crabs are cleaned, soaked in lime water, then drained. They are then seasoned with celery, pimento peppers, onions, garlic, and chives. After the crabs have been marinated, they are placed in a pot with curry powder paste, coconut milk, and hot peppers.
The dumplings are made with a combination of flour, grated cassava, sugar, salt, and water. They are also added to the pot with the crab, simmering until the sauce thickens. Once prepared, curried crab and dumplings are served in the same bowl with lots of sauce.
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Karni stoba is a traditional Caribbean stew originating from Curaçao. In order to prepare it, chunks of beef are marinated with pepper and garlic, seared, then combined with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, chili peppers, soy sauce, stock, cumin, and nutmeg.
The dish is cooked slowly until the meat becomes tender and the stew develops a thick consistency. This fragrant stew is often garnished with cilantro, and it is recommended to serve it with steamed white rice.
Chivo guisado is a Dominican goat stew. It is usually prepared with pieces of goat meat, onions, bitter oranges, garlic, and tomatoes, while the secrets to this delicacy are wild oregano and Scotch bonnet peppers. Local goats feed on wild oregano, which is the reason for great flavors of chivo guisado.
It is recommended to serve this tender and flavorful stew with chenchén (cracked corn pilaf), which is another delicacy from this country.
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Carne guisada is a simple, traditional beef stew flavored with cumin, jalapeños, and chili powder. It is popular throughout Latin America, especially in Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. The dish is usually simmered over low heat for about two hours until the meat becomes tender.
It is recommended to serve it on flour tortillas, although it can also be paired with rice or potatoes.
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