Fresh Lime Pie British Virgin Islands Food

KALALOO VIRGIN ISLANDS STYLE

Steps:

• Soak meats overnight in cold water to remove excess fat and salt. Cook meat and conchs in 2 qts water till soft.
• When meat is half cooked, add fish and crab and continue cooking till meat is tender.
• Peel eggplant. Add to pot with meat mixture. When soft, remove and chop fine. Return to pot.
• Wash greens, and chop fine or put through grinder.
• Cut up okras and add with greens to meat and eggplant mixture.
• Cook till greens become a dark green color. Continue to cook about 5 minutes longer. Taste, add a little salt if needed, and hot pepper if desired. If mixture is too thick, add 1-2 cups water.

LOBSTER SALAD (BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS -- CARIBBEAN)

Steps:

• In a large bowl with a cover, mix together the lobster, cucumber, onion, celery & bell pepper, then season to taste with salt & pepper.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the mayo, lime juice & hot pepper sauce, then pour this over the lobster mixture & toss carefully to combine.
• Cover & chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
• When ready, serve the lobster salad over a bed of salad greens & garnish with lemon slices.

PAINKILLER MOCKTAIL(BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS)

Steps:

• In a cocktail shaker filled with ice add first four ingredients and stir.
• Pour into 2 ice filled cocktail glasses and top with grated nutmeg.

CRAB CAKES WITH SHRIMP SAUCE (BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS)

Steps:

• Finely mince the shrimp and set aside, reserving the.
• Heat the oil in a small saucepan over medium heat, then saute the shrimp shells with the garlic and shallots.
• When the shells turn pink, add the paprika and the sherry. Continue to cook until the sherry has reduced by half (this won't take very long).
• Strain the mixture, and return the liquid to the pan. Add the diced shrimp and the heavy cream. Keep cooking until the sauce thickens (it should coat the back of your spoon). Season with salt and pepper and keep warm.
• Put the breadcrumbs and crab meat into a medium sized bowl and set aside. With your mixer, beat the egg whites until you get stiff peaks, then fold into the crab mixture.
• Gently add the peppers, yolks, Caribbean seasoning, Worcestershire and Tabasco sauces.
• Form the crab mixture into small cakes (you should get six to eight from this recipe) and dust with flour.
• Fry in the remaining 1 tbsp butter. When they are golden brown, flip and continue to fry until the other side is also golden brown.
• To serve, pour the shrimp sauce over.

LIME PEPPER SEASONING(CAYMAN ISLANDS)

Steps:

• To prepare the dried lemon and lime zest, cut the zest from a lime and a lemon, dry it by placing it on a cookie sheet in a low (150°) oven for 24 hours. Then break it into small pieces and pulverize it in a spice grinder.
• Place the lime and lemon zest, pepper and salt in a spice grinder or mortar and pestle and grind until you have a well-mixed powder.
• Use to season everything from steaks to fish to salads.