Caribbean Corn Sticks Sallye Recipes

CARIBBEAN CORN STICKS (SALLYE)

Steps:

• 1. DIce olives and pimientos and set aside Grate cheese and set aside Premeasure corn meal, add salt, sugar, paprika and cayenne pepper; set aside Place all these bowls in easy reach because you'll need to move quickly when preparing polenta.
• 2. In heavy saucepan, bring the milk to a gentle boil over medium high heat. Turn heat to low. Add the cornmeal mixture in a slow steady stream to the milk, stirring vigorously with wooden spoon until polenta is thick and smooth (about 5 minutes). Remove from heat and add cheese and butter. Add optional olives and pimientos. Stir until well blended Let mixture cool until you can handle with bare hands.
• 3. Place sheet of parchment or wax paper on counter Wet your hands, and break off small pieces of the mixture and shape into rough sticks. On paper, roll until sticks are about 1/4 to 1/2" thick by 3" long. Set aside on edge of paper until all polenta mixture has been formed into sticks (this will make about 24 sticks)
• 4. In a deep heavy skillet, heat 2" of cooking oil to 360º F Drop sticks into hot oil and deep fry until crispy and golden brown , turning so all sides are browned (about 4 minutes) NOTE: Do not crowd the pan, fry in 2 or 3 batches (depending on size of skillet) Remove from oil with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Best served while still hot.
• 5. An excellent bread to use for dipping with: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/sauce-spread-dip/chimichurri-sauce-sallye.html

CARIBBEAN CORN

Steps:

• Coat large skillet with non-stick spray.
• Add corn and garlic, sauté for 5 minutes.
• Combine pineapple juice and next 5 ingredients.
• Add to corn, cover and reduce heat.
• Simmer 15 minutes.
• Add onions and cook for 5 more minutes.

HOMEMADE CORN TORTILLAS (SALLYE)

Steps:

• 1. Measure the masa mix and salt into a medium sized bowl. Measure 1 1/4 cups of boiling water and the shortening into a glass measuring cup. Stir until the shortening is melted. Pour this mixture into the bowl of masa and mix with a fork. When the mixture is cool enough to touch (a couple of minutes) mix the dough with your hands. If the dough is too dry, add hot water one teaspoon at a time until the dough stays together and doesn't crumble apart.
• 2. Knead the dough for one or two minutes. Add more water if needed. The dough should be moist enough to stay together but not sticky.
• 3. Make a golf ball sized ball, and slightly flatten Place plastic wrap or waxed paper inside tortilla press or spray with non-stick cooking spray Place another sheet of plastic wrap or waxed paper on top of slightly flattened ball of dough Press with tortilla press If dough sticks to plastic, it is too moist. Add a little masa (corn flour) on top of ball to absorb the liquid You should keep dough covered with plastic wrap while working to avoid it drying out
• 4. Cook on non-stick griddle for about 45 seconds to 1 minute per side. Or cook for same amount of time in heavy cast iron skillet Voila!! You've got a corn tortilla ready to eat.
• 5. If you don't have a tortilla press, do the following: Place ball of dough on piece of waxed paper, cover with another piece of wax paper and use rolling pin or glass to flatten dough into thin round surface, then proceed to step 4

CARIBBEAN CREAMED CORN, CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Spray baking dish with cooking spray and pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
• whisk together all the dried ingredients and set aside. in another bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk and melted butter (i used i cant believe its not butter in order to lessen the amount of fat and it worked perfectly well) and add to the dried ingredients, whisking all the way until all the ingredients are well incorporated. then add in peppers, creamed corn, celery and onions. mix well and set aside for 15 minutes in order for the cornmeal to soak up all the liquids. this ensures a much more moist cornbread.
• place in oven for 20-25 minutes or until the knife comes out clean.

CARRIBEAN BEAN & CORN SALSA

Steps:

• 1) In a pot combine oil, vinegar, and sugar.
• 2) Bring to boil to melt sugar, then cool.
• 3) Drain and rinse the cans of beans and corn in a large mixing bowl.
• 4) Mix the diced vegetables together with the beans and corn.
• 5) Pour cooled liquid over and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• 6) Drain to serve. Serve with tortilla scoops.

CARIBBEAN SPICED CORN-ON-THE-COB

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350'F.
• Rinse the ears of corn.
• Put corn cobs directly on the middle rack of the oven.
• Bake for 30 Minutes.
• Remove husks & cut cobs in half.
• Transfer to a large serving bowl.
• In a separate bowl mix all of the ingredients together.
• Pour over corn & toss to coat.
• Sprinkle Cilantro if desired.
• Enjoy! }:^D''''.
• (If you don't have garlic-flavored hot sauce, you can substitute it with regular hot sauce + 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder instead).
• (Leftover butter sauce can be saved in the fridge for next time).

CARIBBEAN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Butter and flour a 9-inch square glass cake pan (you can use a metal pan but the recipe states that glass works better).
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar.
• While mixer is running, add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add corn, pineapple and cheese; mix to blend.
• At low speed, add flour mixture and mix until well blended.
• Pour batter into pan and bake until golden brown around edges and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.