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This Trinidad pelau recipe has Spanish, Creole, and African roots. It is a delicious dish made with chicken, pigeon peas, rice, veggies, coconut milk, browning sugar and Caribbean seasonings. #pelau #chickenrecipes #caribbeanfood #caribbeanrecipes #trinidadfood #pigeonpeas

Trinidad pelau is a delicious dish made with caramelized chicken, pigeon peas, rice, and veggies that are cooked in coconut milk, broth and Caribbean seasonings. It has roots in Spanish, Creole and African cuisine.

Ingredients

Meat
  • 2 1/2 lbs Chicken pieces
Produce
  • 1 1/2 cups Carrots
  • 1/4 cup Chives
  • 1/4 cup Cilantro
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Ginger
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 1/2 cups Pigeon peas
  • 1 tsp Thyme, fine
Canned Goods
  • 1 1/2 cups Coconut milk
  • 6 cups Water or stock
Condiments
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Pasta & Grains
  • 1 1/2 cups Rice
Baking & Spices
  • 3 tbsp Brown sugar
  • 5 tbsp Caribbean green seasoning
  • 1 Pepper
  • 1 Salt
  • 1 tsp Turmeric
Oils & Vinegars
  • 1 tbsp Oil
Dairy
  • 1 tbsp Butter
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How To Make Trinidad Doubles At Home : Propa Eats

Doubles is hands-down Trinidad and Tobago’s #1 street food. Try out this recipe for a homemade twist to this quintessential Trini must-have street food!

How to make Trinidad Stew Chicken | Classic Bakes

8 · 60 minutes · Trinidad Stew Chicken is a ubiquitous meat dish that can be eaten at any time of the day. This chicken dish is similar to a Fricassee or Adobo because it simmers in its juices to cook. However, Trini Stew Chicken is first seared in a caramelized sugar syrup or browning, giving its iconic dark brown color and savory-sweet taste. In Trinidad, it is common to see stew chicken served with our favorite Roti, Macaroni Pie, or a simple portion of rice with lots of gravy! This Stew Chicken recipe is…

Ingredients

Meat
  • 1 Chicken, Whole
Produce
  • 1 Carrot, large
  • 2 Yukon gold potatos
Condiments
  • 1 tbsp Browning sauce
Baking & Spices
  • 1/4 cup Brown sugar
  • 1 tsp Cornstarch or arrowroot starch
  • 1 Salt & black pepper
  • 2 tbsp Seasoning, Green
Oils & Vinegars
  • 3 tbsp Coconut oil
Liquids
  • 1 Water
Trinidad corn soup

9 · 90 minutes · Trinidad corn soup is the ultimate one pot, vegan street food that is hearty and flavoursome

Ingredients

Produce
  • 1 Carrot, medium
  • 2 Celery stalks
  • 2 Chives
  • 5 ears Corn, organic
  • 1 cup Corn, organic kernels
  • 4 Garlic cloves
  • 1 Onion, small
  • 3/4 cup Presoaked split peas
  • 1 cup Pumpkin
  • 1 Scotch bonnet
  • 1 Sweet potato, medium
  • 4 sprigs Thyme
Canned Goods
  • 1 can Coconut milk
  • 3 cups Vegetable stock
Baking & Spices
  • 1 tsp Black pepper
  • 1 cup Gluten free flour
  • 1 Pink salt
  • 1/4 tsp Pink salt
  • 1 Red pepper
Oils & Vinegars
  • 2 tbsp Coconut oil
Liquids
  • 3 1/2 cups Water
Other
  • 1/4 Of chadon beni (chopped (cilantro/coriander))
Trinidad macaroni pie is a classic Caribbean comfort food that is not only easy to make, but delicious served hot, cold, or at room temperature.

Trinidad macaroni pie is a classic Caribbean comfort food that is not only easy to make, but delicious served hot, cold, or at room temperature.

12 · 16 minutes · Homemade Trini Green Seasoning that is Diabetic Friendly Recipes. Green Seasoning can be used to marinate meat as a base for soups, one-pots, and curries, or you can use it to give depth to a sauce or condiment. Green seasoning can be found in most Trinidad kitchens as it is the foundational element of our cuisine.

Ingredients

Produce
  • 2 tbsp Broad leaf or spanish thyme, leaves
  • 2 tbsp Common thyme
  • 1 Garlic, Bulb
  • 2 tbsp Ginger, Fresh
  • 2 Green onions or scallions, whole bulbs & leaves
  • 1 Onion, Small
  • 1/4 cup Parsley, leaves & stems
  • 1/4 cup Sweet basil, leaves
  • 2 tbsp Tarragon, leaves and stems
Oils & Vinegars
  • 50 ml Liquid of choice of water or lemon or lime juice or apple cider or white vinegar or cooking oil
Nuts & Seeds
  • 1 Scotch bonnet peppers - with seeds will be more, spicy
Other
  • 12 Chadon beni (culantro) - leaves
  • 2 stalks Chinese celery - leaves & stalks
  • 10 Large seasoning peppers - with or without seeds
How to make Trinidad Doubles | Classic Bakes

42 · There’s nothing like standing at the side of the road and using your hands to inhale the soggy mess of savory deliciousness known as the Trinidad Doubles. One of the most famous Trinidad street foods, Doubles, is commonly associated with breakfast or late-night bar crawls. Made with cooked chana (also known as chickpeas) placed on top of two bara (two fried flatbread) and finished with various local condiments depending on what side of the road you find yourself. Cucumber chutney Tamarind…

Ingredients

Produce
  • 7 Large Cloves Garlic
Baking & Spices
  • 1 1/2 tsp Active dry yeast
  • 675 g All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp Brown sugar
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Turmeric, Powder
Oils & Vinegars
  • 4 cups Coconut oil
Nuts & Seeds
  • 1 1/2 tsp Garam masala or cumin, Hot
Liquids
  • 2250 ml Water
Other
  • 2 cups Dried chickpeas covered with water and soaked overnight with 1 teaspoon of baking soda added
  • 6 Large leaves of chadon beni/culantro
How to make Trinidad Paratha Roti or "Buss Up Shut" | Classic Bakes

9 · Paratha is an East Indian flatbread, and the name means layered cooked dough. Traditionally, Paratha is made with ghee, a nutty-tasting mixture made by rendering the water and milk solids out of unsalted butter. The layered dough is then cooked on a flat surface known as a Roti Tawa to create a fluffy, nutty, buttery, and chewy flatbread. While all these elements of Paratha remain with the Trini version, we make it out by literally kicking it up a notch during the cooking process. We take…

Ingredients

Baking & Spices
  • 600 g All-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp Baking powder
  • 2 tsp Brown sugar
  • 1 Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
Dairy
  • 12 oz Ghee or unsalted butter
  • 250 ml Whole milk
Liquids
  • 250 ml Water
Saheena is a savory vegetable snack often eaten during Diwali celebrations and a street food depending on what part of Trinidad you are in. The two main ingredients that make this dish unique are the yellow split pea flour and dasheen leaves. The yellow split peas we should all be familiar with is Dahl. Dasheen leaves come from the Dasheen root vegetable, also known as Taro, and the leaves are used to make Callaloo. Saheena takes these ingredients to make a savory and earthy flavored vegetable f

3 · Saheena is a savory vegetable snack often eaten during Diwali celebrations and a street food depending on what part of Trinidad you are in. The two main ingredients that make this dish unique are the yellow split pea flour and dasheen leaves. The yellow split peas we should all be familiar with is Dahl. Dasheen leaves come from the Dasheen root vegetable, also known as Taro, and the leaves are used to make Callaloo. Saheena takes these ingredients to make a savory and earthy flavored…

Ingredients

Produce
  • 1 1/2 lb Dasheen
  • 12 Garlic cloves
  • 1/2 Lime juiced
  • 1 Parsley, stem
  • 1 Thyme, Stem Leaves
Baking & Spices
  • 1 lb All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tbsp Curry powder
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 3 Seasoning peppers
  • 1 lb Split pea flour
Nuts & Seeds
  • 2 tsp Cumin, Ground
  • 1/2 Scotch bonnet pepper seeds removed
Liquids
  • 3 1/2 cups Water
Other
  • 1 cup Bandania (chadon beni)

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