Rum raisin bread Pudding from Belize

                                                                               Receta en español

This dessert is very typical in Belize, it includes rum that is the drink par excellence in the Caribbean and of course in Belize.

Ingredients:

•   370 grams of bread .
•   45 grams of butter.
•   180 grams of brown sugar.
•   120 ml of black rum.
•   4 eggs .
•   400 ml of evaporated milk.
•   120 ml of water .
•   120 ml coconut milk .
•   1/2 teaspoon of salt.
•   1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg.
•   1 tablespoon cinnamon powder .
•   120 grams of raisins 

Method:

1-   Dip the raisins in 60 ml rum for two hours.

2-   Make bread strips as follows :

3-   In a bowl mix evaporated milk , water, sugar , eggs , cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and coconut milk and beat well .Then combine the mixture with the bread , butter and raisins , mix well . Let the mixture stand for 2 hours.

4-   Pour the mixture into a greased ovenproof bowl , put the bowl in the oven for 50 minutes at 175 degrees until brown , while still hot , add the rest of the rum over the pudding.

 the result:

My comments to the recipe

It is a delicious dessert , the amount of rum is appropriate , do not be afraid to pour it because it provides a tasty flavor, where  alcohol is unnoticeable  . It is a soft dessert ,with a taste not to miss.

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Belice

Bundiga (Fish with banana and coconut)

                                                                               Receta en Español

This dish is very typical within the Garifuna . The Garifuna is a widespread ethnic group by Honduras , Belize, Guatemala , Nicaragua and the United States , it is said that this ethnic ,known as ' Black Caribbeans ', began when two ships carrying black slaves from Nigeria to America, shipwrecked near the island of San Vicente. The slaves escaped from the ship and reached the island , where they were welcomed by the Caribes who offered them protection. They were fully integrated in the Caribbean society, leading to a racially mixed group known as Garifuna . The dish that I bring is very famous in Belize and has contributed to the country's gastronomy thanks to the Garifuna.

Ingredients:

• 1 onion.
• 1 tablespoon of garlic powder.
• A pinch of thyme or oregano .
• A pinch of basil.
• 5 green bananas.
• 1 liter of coconut milk.
• A teaspoon of salt.
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper.
• snapper or other white fish.
• to accompany: rice cooked in coconut milk.

Method:

1-   Peel and grate the bananas , I have used a mixer to obtain the pulp.

2-   Clean and slightly salt the fish.

3-  Cut the onion into small pieces and mix with coconut milk , garlic , thyme / oregano , salt, pepper and basil in a saucepan , stir well and put over medium heat.

4-  When it reaches boil point , put it over low heat and slowly add spoonfuls of bananas' pulp ,stir continously. After cooking during 10 minutes, add the fish.

5-  Let the fish cook for about 20 minutes , the Garifuna often accompany this dish with rice cooked in coconut milk.

My comments to the recipe

The mixture of coconut milk with banana has an exquisite taste, a tropical sweetness that gives very good flavor to the fish , use white fish so that it resembles the taste of the original dish .

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Belice

coconut rice belizean style

                                                                               Receta en Español

Rice cooked in coconut milk is very common in Belize, in fact,it is the most typical way of cooking rice in these land . Coconut gives a special softness to the rice and a tasty flavour. It is often used as side dish , as  you can see in the following picture:

Ingredients:

•   1 clove of garlic.
•   1 cup rice .
•   1 cup coconut milk.
•   1 ½ cups of water.
•   Salt.

Method:

1-   We pour oil in a pot and fry the garlic for a minute over medium heat.

2-  Add the rice and fry it with the garlic a minute over medium heat.

3-  Pour into the pot a cup of coconut milk, 1 ½ cups of water and salt , put the pot over high heat until it boils, at this momento, low the heat to minimum and cook for 20 minutes. The minutes of cooking are an approximation,it depends on the hardness of the rice,you should take care and look if it is done before those 20 minutes.
Once it is done, turn off the heat and let it rest for a few minutes covering the pot with a cloth.

4- It is used as sidedish dishes, but also you can eat it alone, in that case , they add toasted grated coconut  .


My comments to the recipe

As I said at the beginning of the recipe , coconut gives a special softness to rice and a tasty flavor , it is also a very simple recipe to do and you get a rice with something special.

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Belice

Rum Popo

                                                                               Receta en Español

This is a tasty cocktail made ​​from rum, famous along the Caribbean sea. This version of the recipe is  from Belize . You need to start the elaboration two days before the day you want to take it, because the rum must be macerated with cinnamon for a while.

Ingredients:

• 800 ml of evaporated milk.
• 400 ml of condensed milk.
• 3 eggs.
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg.
• 120 ml white rum.

Method:

 1- Pour the rum in a small bowl and add a cinnamon stick broken in half , let stand 2 days, in the pictures you can see how the rum changes its colour .

Two days later:

2-   Pour in a bowl evaporated milk and condensed milk , stir well .

3- In another bowl put the whole eggs and remove the white stuff that eggs usually  have in their yolk , stuff like what you can see in the spoon in the following picture:

4- Using a blender , beat the eggs until they reach the consistency of a cream, you will need about 15 minutes , the result is as you see in the picture (it is not the consistency of meringue , it is more liquid ) :

5- Pour the beaten eggs in the another bowl where we have the evaporated and condensed milk, add the rum (from which we have previously removed the cinnamon stick ) and the nutmeg.

6- Stir well and pour the mixture in a jar or bottle ,put it in the refrigerator because you have to serve it chilled.
Shake or stir well before serving.

My comments to the recipe

This cocktail is delicious and the alcohol is almost unnoticeable, to me it is the right amount of alcohol,although there might be people who would want more.
Rum and cinnamon are great mixed with the sweetness of the meringue and evaporated milk. Besides, the touch of nutmeg should not be missed , it is highly recommendable , but take it with moderation due to the alcohol and the calories that this cocktail provides!!! .

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Armenia

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Qatar

Massa ( Millet Gallettes)

                                                                                         Receta en español
Massa is a typical dessert in Burkina Faso , it is a simple dessert , a kind of pancake with a unique taste, made ​​from fermented millet flour and sugar to which you can add bananas or cooked rice.

Ingredients:

• 200 grams of millet flour.
• 150 ml of water .
• 150 grams of sugar .
• 2 small ripe bananas.
• peanut oil.

Method:

1-   Put the flour into a bowl and mix with water, knead a little to get a uniform dough and make a ball. Cover the bowl with a cloth and wait 24 hours to let the flour ferment.

2- After 24 hours, I could tell by the smell that it had fermented and found the dough this way:

3- Add the sugar and bananas :

4- Crush the bananas and mix well with your fingers or with a mixer if you want to go faster, I did not need more water, but if the mixture is not like the mixture of a  pancake, we pour a little more water :

The consistency should be like this or a little more liquid :

5- We put peanut oil in a pan and heat it up. With a spoon throw slowly the mass , making forms of tiny pancakes. Fry over low heat on both sides until golden brown .

6- Here you can see what they look like :

Where to buy the ingredients:

Millet can be bought in Madrid at Lavapies neighborhood , there are several shops along the street Miguel Servet with African and Indian products.

peanut oil can be found in the Chinese stores of General Margallo at Tetuan metro. Be careful because there are brands that instead of pure peanut oil sell oil blend .

I bought it at General Margallo 9, Madrid .



My comments to the recipe :

It is a dessert with a different and peculiar flavour , it is tasty but we are not used to this taste, fermented millet has a special flavour that combines perfectly with banana , I would say that enhances its flavour , giving the slight feeling that this dessert has some banana liqueur ... it is the effect of fermentation.

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Chicken in Peanut sauce

                                                                                         Receta en español

Peanut sauce is very famous in Burkina Faso and in all West African countries , in this case I present you a recipe of chicken in peanut sauce that is accompanied by tô , ( staple dish of Burkina Faso ) this peanut sauce gives the chicken softness and an incredible taste.

Ingredients (2-3 people):

•   1/2 chicken in pieces .
  • 1 large onion .
  • 3 carrots .
  • half a cabbage.
  • 1 small can of peeled tomatoes ( to do), 390 grams approx.
  • 1 maggi cube .
  • 2 limes .
  • peanut oil.
  • 2 chillis ( optional).
  • 200 grams of peanut paste or butter .
  • salt.
  • pepper.

Method:

3-   Chop the chicken and season with salt and pepper.



2-   Cut the onion into strips. In a pressure cooker pour a little of peanut oil and fry the onions until lightly browned .

3-   We put the chicken in the pot and fry it both sides.

4-   Add 20 cl of water to the pot and the remaining ingredients except the cabbage , let it warm up a few minutes.

5-   Add the cabbage, close the lid of the pressure cooker , put the heat to a high level, when the steam comes out of the valve put the heat low and cook during 10 minutes.

6-   When the cabbage is cooked , add the peanut butter , stir well and cook for a quarter of an hour over low heat.

7-   Serve it accompanied by rice or tô.

My comments to the recipe

Peanut butter has always seemed to me heavy, but used to make peanut sauce with all the ingredients of this recipe is great, it gives softness and an excellent taste to the chicken.

Tô is a great accompaniment to this sauce , the flavours combine well .

The dish must be a little spicy to be faithful to the original taste.It is enough with pepper, but if you're brave and like spicier , you can add hot peppers .

Where to buy the ingredients

Peanut butter can be found in many places in Lavapiés, at the area of the street Miguel Servet.

It can also be found in the Chinese stores of General Margallo at Tetuan metro, where you also can find peanut oil . Be careful because there are brands that instead of pure peanut oil sell oil blend .

I bought it at General Margallo 9, Madrid .

Finally the maggi cubes , like the originals , which are those used in these countries. I bought them at Supersol , Alcalá Street, El Carmen underground.

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Burkina Faso