Jim Harrisons Caribbean Stew Food

JIM HARRISON'S CARIBBEAN STEW

Steps:

• Place spareribs in a pot, and cover with water. Place pot over high heat, and bring to a boil. Lower heat slightly, and cook, covered, for 15 or 20 minutes, then remove ribs to a large bowl and discard the water.
• While the ribs cook, pour the oil into a Dutch oven set over high heat, and swirl it around. Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper, and when the oil begins to shimmer and is about to smoke, add them to the pan, skin-side down. Brown the chicken aggressively, about 5 to 7 minutes per side, then add the chicken to the bowl with the ribs. Repeat with the sausages, browning them on all sides for approximately 5 to 7 minutes, then add to the bowl with the chicken and the ribs. Cook the onions and garlic in the fat remaining in the Dutch oven, stirring occasionally until they soften and begin to brown, approximately 5 to 7 minutes.
• Heat oven to 300. Add the tomato paste, vinegar, lemon juice, hot-pepper sauce, chicken stock, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, chile powder and paprika to the onions and garlic in the Dutch oven, then stir to combine, and allow to cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the meats to the Dutch oven, stirring and tossing them so that they are well covered with the sauce, then cover the pot, and place in the oven to cook, undisturbed, for approximately 90 minutes, or until the meats are tender and, in the case of the chicken and the ribs, pulling from the bone.

JIM HARRISON'S CARIBBEAN STEW

Steps:

• Pour the oil into a Dutch oven set over high heat, and swirl it around. Season the pork and chicken with salt and pepper, and when the oil begins to shimmer and is about to smoke, add them to the pan. Brown the pork and chicken aggressively, about 5 to 7 minutes per side, then add the pork and chicken to a bowl. Repeat with the sausages, browning them on all sides for approximately 5 to 7 minutes, then add to the bowl with the chicken and the pork. Cook the onions and garlic in the fat remaining in the Dutch oven, stirring occasionally until they soften and begin to brown, approximately 5 to 7 minutes.
• Heat oven to 300. Add the tomato paste, vinegar, lemon juice, hot-pepper sauce, chicken stock, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, chile powder and paprika to the onions and garlic in the Dutch oven, then stir to combine, and allow to cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the meats to the Dutch oven, stirring and tossing them so that they are well covered with the sauce, then cover the pot, and place in the oven to cook, undisturbed, for approximately 90 minutes, or until the meats are tender and, in the case of the chicken and the ribs, pulling from the bone.

CARIBBEAN SEAFOOD STEW

Steps:

• In a medium bowl stir together 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, lime juice, salt and pepper. Add fish cubes; toss to coat. Set aside.
• In a 3-quart saucepan heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion, sweet pepper, garlic and jalapeno. Cook and stir 4 minutes until onion is tender but not brown.
• Stir in undrained tomatoes and coconut milk. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in shrimp, fish mixture and 1/2 cup cilantro. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered for 5 minutes or until fish just flakes easily with a fork and shrimp turn opaque, stirring occasionally.
• Serve over hot cooked rice. Sprinkle with remaining cilantro. Pass hot pepper sauce, if desired.