Fried Ripe Plantains (platános maduros fritos)

Fried Ripe Plantains (platános maduros fritos)

Mark: I’m doing the ripe, sweet version of this here, because that’s the first way I ever had plantains, and I still can’t get enough of their sweet flavor. Someday, maybe, we’ll do a Cuban issue, and then I’ll do the green version (tostones), and serve them with mojo criollo, a tasty garlic sauce.

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Jerk Chicken

Jerk Chicken

Mark: Adapted from a Cook’s Illustrated article, this recipe utilizes a really interesting technique. Authentic Caribbean jerk chicken is cooked over wood from the allspice tree – which is wicked expensive to get your hands on stateside. Instead, you use a foil pack - filled with herbs, whole spices and wood chips - directly on the coals to produce a fragrant smoke. I’ve since used this technique with different spice combinations, on different meats, to great effect.

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The New Caribbean Food Movement

When Rawlston Williams opened the Food Sermon in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, this year, the chef intended to use the kitchen for his catering business, offering only a limited takeout menu.

But once people tasted his riffs on the food of his childhood in St. Vincent and the Grenadines...

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/28/dining/caribbean-food-nyc.html