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Caribbean Beverage Mojito This delicious rum and lime drink will make a pirate out of you yet. Yo-ho-ho and all that....
In a small pitcher, stir to combine sugar and lime juice. Add the rum. Use tall thin glasses. Divide mint sprigs—3 per glass: crush 2 sprigs and rub the inside of one glass. Fill the glass with ice, poor the lime-rum mixture over the cubes, then top with club soda. Garnish with remaining sprig of mint and a sliced lime. Repeat with each glass. |
Tips & Glossary Caribbean cuisine is an exquisite blend of African, Asian, European, and Carib Indian (the area's original inhabitants) foods. Dishes are highly seasoned, either with a dry rub or marinade —or both. Below are some typical ingredients found in Caribbean food. Callaloo: young leaves of either the taro root plant or amaranth; used widely in Caribbean cooking. Spinach can be used as a substitute. Spices: Allspice, bay leaves, black pepper, chives, chili peppers, cilantro, cinnamon, coconut, curry powder, escallion, garlic, ginger, lime, mace, nutmeg, onion, oregano, sugar, thyme, orange, tomato paste, vanilla, cayenne (red) pepper. Jerk: Jamaican cooking method in which meat is rubbed, prior to grilling, with a blend of seasonings, often firey hot. • 1 T each—onion powder, garlic powder, dried chives, brown sugar; 2 tsp. each— (ground) allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon; 1 tsp. each—sage. thyme, salt, black pepper, cayenne (or more to taste). Mix thoroughly and store in a tightly covered jar. There are thousands of versions; figure out what flavors you like most and add or subtract accordingly. Typical meats: goat, pork, chicken, and some beef (though beef has tended to be expensive). Fish: varieties that abound in surrounding waters, some familiar to us—grouper, cod, tilapia, blue marlin; others not so—200 species of jack, chip-chips (tiny clams), casadura (primitive armored catfish). Native plant foods: More familiar foods:
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