Roasted Bananas With Jamaican Allspice Recipes

ROASTED BANANAS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 300°F
• Rinse and dry your bananas.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
• Place the unpeeled bananas on the lined baking sheet.
• With the tines of a fork, poke a few holes in the banana skin.
• Bake the bananas for 15-30 minutes*. When the peel becomes shiny and black, remove them from the oven.
• When cool enough to handle, split open the skin in order to scoop out the roasted banana.
• The roasted bananas can be used immediately or frozen.

JAMAICAN RUMMED BAKED BANANAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• In a greased baking dish, place the bananas. Sprinkle with sugar and dot with butter. Mix orange juice and rum and pour around the bananas. Bake for 20 minutes.
• Serve with a dollop of coconut cream or ice cream.

JAMAICAN SPICE MIXTURE

Steps:

• Using a spice grinder, blender or a mortar and pestle grind all ingredients together.
• Store in a tightly sealed jar.
• Keeps indefinitely if stored in tightly sealed jar in a cool dark place.

JERK CHICKEN WITH PICKLED BANANAS

Steps:

• In a small skillet, toast the coriander and cumin seeds over medium heat, shaking the pan, until fragrant, 2 minutes. Let cool, then grind in a spice grinder until pulverized.
• Add to a large bowl along with all other marinade ingredients (everything but the chicken). Add 1 cup water and whisk to combine. Alternatively, working in two batches, place all marinade ingredients in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse 2 or 3 times to combine.
• Place chicken in a large container big enough for all pieces plus marinade. Reserve 3/4 cup marinade for later use, and pour remaining marinade over the chicken. Refrigerate 1 or 2 days (chicken can be stored for up to 5 days).
• Prepare the pickled bananas: Add all ingredients except for the bananas to a nonreactive saucepan and boil over high, 10 minutes. Chill completely. Once brine is chilled, peel and slice the bananas on the bias. Add to the brine and chill, at least 1 hour and up to 2 days.
• Heat grill to medium-low. Remove chicken from marinade and temper at room temperature for 15 minutes. Place chicken on the grill, skin-side down. Every minute or so, rotate the chicken a half turn so that the skin develops a deep, dark mahogany char and has been slightly crisped and rendered, 8 to 10 minutes total.
• Turn chicken over to finish cooking, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter, skin side up. Brush the reserved marinade on the skin side. Remove bananas from brine and serve with jerk chicken.

ROASTED BANANAS WITH JAMAICAN ALLSPICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Coat baking sheet with cooking spray. Combine brown sugar, sugar, and allspice on large plate. Place butter in shallow bowl. Halve large bananas lengthwise, then cut halves in half, or halve baby bananas lengthwise. Coat banana pieces in melted butter, then in sugar mixture, then set cut-side down on prepared baking sheet. Roast 10 minutes, or until sugar melts and turns to bubbly caramel sauce. Cool 5 minutes. Transfer bananas to plate, and scrape sauce into measuring cup with rubber spatula. Scoop ice cream into bowls. Top each serving with 2 banana pieces, and drizzle with caramel sauce.