This book is about Jamaican Chinese Food Recipes from Jamaica. Jamaican cuisine has been influenced by many cultures, including Indian and African.
The Chinese have also significantly influenced the island’s cooking since they began immigrating there in 1845 to work on the Panama Canal project.
Many of these recipes were adapted with ingredients available in Jamaica and are considered “Jamaican” dishes today. This cookbook contains a variety of recipes that will tantalize your taste buds!
How to make Jamaican Chinese Food Recipe?
The following recipes are taken from the book “Jamaican Chinese Food Recipes.” Each recipe captures the essence of the original dish, but many have been adapted for use with ingredients available in Jamaica. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
- 1 x 2kg free-range chicken
- cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 teaspoon five-spice powder
- 4 tablespoons dark soy sauce
- 3 cloves garlic
minced A pinch of black pepper Oil for deep frying.
Instructions:
1. Place the chicken pieces in a large bowl and add five spice powder and dark soy sauce. Mix well and stir in garlic.
2. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours to marinate, stirring occasionally.
3. Heat oil in a wok or deep fryer to 180°C (350°F).
4. Remove chicken from the marinade with a slotted spoon, reserving marinade.
5. Deep fry the chicken pieces, a few at a time, for 5 to 7 minutes each batch. Drain on paper towels and keep warm.
6. In a small saucepan, bring reserved marinade to a boil over medium heat and cook until it thickens slightly.
7. Pour over hot fried chicken to serve or place in a large bowl and serve with boiled rice.
Serves 4 Preparation time:
Twenty minutes Cooking time: 2 hours (includes marinating overnight) Marinating time: 24 hours for best results. This Jamaican-style dish goes well with boiled white rice and fried dumplings.
Jamaican Chinese Food Recipes
If you are looking for something different to spice up your life, this blog post will be perfect. I am going to show you some recipes that combine Jamaican food with Chinese food. These fusion dishes are sure to delight your senses and make your taste buds happy!
What did the Chinese eat in Jamaica?
Traditional Chinese Jamaican dishes such as curry goat and jerk chicken are not found in China, and the Chinese Jamaicans developed these recipes.
The traditional method of cooking goat curry involves wrapping a whole, boned goat in aluminum foil and burying it for several hours in a pit filled with burning wood.
What is Jamaica’s most famous food?
Jamaican jerk is an umbrella term for cooking native to Jamaica in which meat is dry-rubbed or wet marinated with a boiling spice mixture called Jamaican jerk spice.
The term “jerk” comes from charqui, a Spanish word of Quechua origin for jerked or dried meat. Jerk is the process of flavoring and cooking the heart, not the term for how it was cooked.
Jerks are traditionally associated with Jamaica, although neighboring Caribbean islands (such as Trinidad) make jerk seasoning sauces similar to Jamaica’s.
How did Jamaican Chinese food begin?
Chinese people first came to Jamaica in 1854, when the British government chartered three ships to transport members of the Chinese ethnic group.
The term ‘Jamaican-Chinese’ refers to Jamaicans who have Chinese ancestors and those with Chinese ancestry who immigrated into Jamaica from other countries.
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How long have the Chinese lived in Jamaica?
Chinese Jamaicans make up about 3 to 4% of Jamaica’s population. There are also between 50,000 and 70,000 Chinese in the Bahamas; many originally lived in Jamaica.
The first Chinese were imported as indentured laborers for three plantations. By 1845, there were almost no Chinese left on these three plantations due to the abolition of slavery.
Many Chinese left Jamaica to go to areas where there was an established plantation system.
What is Jamaica’s national dish?
Jerk chicken is Jamaica’s national dish. It consists of chunks or sliced pieces of chicken with the skin on, spiced with Jamaican jerk spice, a combination of allspice and Scotch bonnet peppers.
It can also be made in a sauce that includes scotch bonnet pepper, ginger, soy sauce, rum, thyme, scallion, and brown sugar. Jerk chicken is traditionally cooked over pimento wood fire using a steel drum filled with pimento wood.
This dish is consumed widely across the Caribbean and has become famous around the world. It is a favorite meal in North America, Europe, Africa, and throughout the Caribbean.
What is a heavy Jamaican breakfast?
Heavy Jamaican breakfast – Heavy Jamaican breakfast is a traditional Jamaican dish eaten by many Jamaicans as part of their everyday diet. It is served as a typical breakfast food throughout the island and consists primarily of saltfish (codfish).
Conclusion
If you are feeling adventurous, give this recipe a try. It might be just what your family needs to spice up their weekly menu!
Feel free to experiment with different spices and ingredients if desired. Share any of your favorite Jamaican Chinese food recipes in the comments below!
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