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Jamaican Tortilla Soup Recipe - This rich chicken soup has a hint of coconut milk and Jamaican spices to give it a unique island flavor. Serve topped with mozzarella, crispy tortilla strips and a wedge of lime.

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Jamaican Tortilla Soup

This rich chicken soup has a hint of coconut milk and Jamaican spices to give it a unique island flavor. Serve topped with mozzarella, crispy tortilla strips and a wedge of lime.

By Marie Johnston

Bahamian Mahi Mahi Recipe - This is an authentic Bahamian recipe I was given on Bimini many years ago. This goes well with a nice salad, garlic bread and a bottle of good German white wine. If you like fish you will not have any leftovers!

Bahamian Mahi Mahi

This is an authentic Bahamian recipe I was given on Bimini many years ago. This goes well with a nice salad, garlic bread and a bottle of good German white wine. If you like fish you will not have any leftovers!

By Fil Nutter, Jr.

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Cuban-Style Pork and Sweet Potatoes Recipe - This Cuban-style dish of pork and sweet potato simmers in a mixture of orange juice and tomatoes in your slow cooker.

Cuban-Style Pork and Sweet Potatoes

This Cuban-style dish of pork and sweet potato simmers in a mixture of orange juice and tomatoes in your slow cooker.

By MONIQUEWS

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Deep Fried Corn Meal Sticks (Sorullitos de Maiz) with Dipping Sauce Recipe - Puerto Rican-style corn fritters are just a little sweet and just a little salty. Deep fry them to a golden crisp brown and serve with an easy dipping sauce for a fun snack or appetizer.

Deep Fried Corn Meal Sticks (Sorullitos de Maiz) with Dipping Sauce

Puerto Rican-style corn fritters are just a little sweet and just a little salty. Deep fry them to a golden crisp brown and serve with an easy dipping sauce for a fun snack or appetizer.

By Marisa Nicholls

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Trini Style Chicken Recipe - This is a Trinidadian style chicken with bok choy. It is tasty and easy to make.

Trini Style Chicken

This is a Trinidadian style chicken with bok choy. It is tasty and easy to make.

By KIMMY_75

Island Okras Recipe - Okra is pan fried with onions and olive oil. A squeeze of lime gives this dish a great kick. Try serving this with curry.

Island Okras

Okra is pan fried with onions and olive oil. A squeeze of lime gives this dish a great kick. Try serving this with curry.

By Gina-Li

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Mojo Grilling Marinade Recipe - This citrus-spice mojo marinade is delicious for use with meats and fish before grilling. It's a great marinade for grilled flank steak, whole pork loins, and on whole rotisserie chickens! Meat and chicken should be marinated overnight, fish only needs one hour.

Mojo Grilling Marinade

This citrus-spice mojo marinade is delicious for use with meats and fish before grilling. It's a great marinade for grilled flank steak, whole pork loins, and on whole rotisserie chickens! Meat and chicken should be marinated overnight, fish only needs one hour.

By Deb Blagg

Grenadian Spice Cake Recipe - This recipe hails from Grenada-and would be a grand finishing touch to your favorite Caribbean or spicy meal. Dust with confectioners' sugar and serve with fresh fruits of the season.

Grenadian Spice Cake

This recipe hails from Grenada-and would be a grand finishing touch to your favorite Caribbean or spicy meal. Dust with confectioners' sugar and serve with fresh fruits of the season.

By MARBALET

Puerto Rican Tostones (Fried Plantains) Recipe - Crispy fried plantains. A plantain is a very firm banana. Serve as side dish with your meal or as appetizers.

Puerto Rican Tostones (Fried Plantains)

Crispy fried plantains. A plantain is a very firm banana. Serve as side dish with your meal or as appetizers.

By Lymari

Jay's Jerk Chicken Recipe - This Jamaican barbeque marinade is a zesty blend of tangy, hot and sweet. Try habanero peppers in place of jalapenos, if you're feeling spicy!

Jay's Jerk Chicken

This Jamaican barbeque marinade is a zesty blend of tangy, hot and sweet. Try habanero peppers in place of jalapenos, if you're feeling spicy!

By KIBADA22

Cuban Ropa Vieja Recipe and Video - This is great shredded beef served on tortillas or over rice. Add sour cream, cheese, and fresh cilantro on the side.

Cuban Ropa Vieja

This is great shredded beef served on tortillas or over rice. Add sour cream, cheese, and fresh cilantro on the side.

By Kate Phillips Masterson

The Real Mojito Recipe and Video - Considered Cuba's national drink, this lime and rum cocktail is a favorite with pirates, swashbucklers, and colorful characters in the Caribbean and beyond.

The Real Mojito

Considered Cuba's national drink, this lime and rum cocktail is a favorite with pirates, swashbucklers, and colorful characters in the Caribbean and beyond.

By Brandy

A Jerky Chicken Recipe - A great Jamaican style dish. A spicy blend of herbs, vinegar, and a habanero pepper make this chicken dish unforgettable. Serve with rice, yum!

A Jerky Chicken

A great Jamaican style dish. A spicy blend of herbs, vinegar, and a habanero pepper make this chicken dish unforgettable. Serve with rice, yum!

By RIKKLEA

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Trinidad Stewed Chicken Recipe - Chicken is browned and simmered in a spicy coconut sauce. Adjust the amount of hot pepper to suit your taste. This dish goes with anything.

Trinidad Stewed Chicken

Chicken is browned and simmered in a spicy coconut sauce. Adjust the amount of hot pepper to suit your taste. This dish goes with anything.

By MASONBROWNE

Oranged Cranberry Sauce Recipe - This recipe was graciously shared with me by a Jamaican friend many years ago. It makes a delicious sauce, different from any other cranberry sauce I've ever tasted or made. It does not 'gel,' but you do want to cook it long enough to make a good, thick consistency.

Oranged Cranberry Sauce

This recipe was graciously shared with me by a Jamaican friend many years ago. It makes a delicious sauce, different from any other cranberry sauce I've ever tasted or made. It does not 'gel,' but you do want to cook it long enough to make a good, thick consistency.

By TEXASREP

Sea Bass Cuban Style Recipe - Sea bass cooked in tomato, onion, caper, and white wine sauce. Great served with rice pilaf.

Sea Bass Cuban Style

Sea bass cooked in tomato, onion, caper, and white wine sauce. Great served with rice pilaf.

By Kiki Hahn

Caribbean-Spiced Roast Chicken Recipe - Tropical flavors of lime, ginger, thyme, clove, and rum make this chicken really delicious.

Caribbean-Spiced Roast Chicken

Tropical flavors of lime, ginger, thyme, clove, and rum make this chicken really delicious.

By MICHELLE0011

Jamaican Beef Patties Recipe - These are delicious curry-flavored beef pastries that can be found in Jamaica and other Caribbean islands. Try serving them with some Peas and Rice, or just have them as a snack.

Jamaican Beef Patties

These are delicious curry-flavored beef pastries that can be found in Jamaica and other Caribbean islands. Try serving them with some Peas and Rice, or just have them as a snack.

By JEFFOLEE

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Cuban Beans and Rice Recipe - Kidney beans simmered with onion, bell pepper, garlic, tomato paste and rice. You can substitute black beans, if you prefer.

Cuban Beans and Rice

Kidney beans simmered with onion, bell pepper, garlic, tomato paste and rice. You can substitute black beans, if you prefer.

By Chris Barila

Slow Cooker Pernil Pork Recipe and Video - Puerto Rican style pork roast, but done in the slow cooker. It's so tender and flavorful. Best of all, it's so easy to make!

Slow Cooker Pernil Pork

Puerto Rican style pork roast, but done in the slow cooker. It's so tender and flavorful. Best of all, it's so easy to make!

By Country Cook

Cuban Beef Stew Recipe - An easily prepared, traditional dish that contains some lively flavors (raisins, stuffed green olives, capers, sherry wine, cumin, and vinegar). Potatoes are added in the final stage of cooking.

Cuban Beef Stew

An easily prepared, traditional dish that contains some lively flavors (raisins, stuffed green olives, capers, sherry wine, cumin, and vinegar). Potatoes are added in the final stage of cooking.

By S. Shames

Carne Guisada III Recipe - The Perfect Puerto Rican Meal. Everywhere you go this is the one of the main dishes that is served. It goes very well served over steamed rice.

Carne Guisada III

The Perfect Puerto Rican Meal. Everywhere you go this is the one of the main dishes that is served. It goes very well served over steamed rice.

By FIVEBRIGS

Pollo (Chicken) Fricassee from Puerto Rico Recipe - Seasoned chicken drumsticks and potatoes are slowly cooked in a puree of bell peppers, onion, and cilantro in this authentic Puerto Rican Pollo Fricassee. You can either make in on the stove or in your slow cooker. It is delicious and very easy to make! Serve with white rice, tostones and a nice salad.

Pollo (Chicken) Fricassee from Puerto Rico

Seasoned chicken drumsticks and potatoes are slowly cooked in a puree of bell peppers, onion, and cilantro in this authentic Puerto Rican Pollo Fricassee. You can either make in on the stove or in your slow cooker. It is delicious and very easy to make! Serve with white rice, tostones and a nice salad.

By MarisLatinTwist

Cuban Black Beans II Recipe - Not too spicy and just a little bit sweet, Cuban-style black beans make a great side dish or main dish when served over rice.

Cuban Black Beans II

Not too spicy and just a little bit sweet, Cuban-style black beans make a great side dish or main dish when served over rice.

By momtoellis

Caribbean Zucchini Bread Recipe - This version of zucchini bread adds a Caribbean flair with the inclusion of coconut.

Caribbean Zucchini Bread

This version of zucchini bread adds a Caribbean flair with the inclusion of coconut.

By tahoegirl

Mahi Mahi with Coconut Rice and Mango Salsa Recipe - Mahi mahi is broiled to perfection and served on a bed of fragrant jasmine rice with a warm mango sauce.

Mahi Mahi with Coconut Rice and Mango Salsa

Mahi mahi is broiled to perfection and served on a bed of fragrant jasmine rice with a warm mango sauce.

By SYRAH4689

Caribbean Chicken Salad Recipe - Strips of grilled teriyaki chicken breasts are served with salad greens, a spicy tomato-jalapeno salsa, chunks of pineapple, and a wonderful honey-mustard vinaigrette.

Caribbean Chicken Salad

Strips of grilled teriyaki chicken breasts are served with salad greens, a spicy tomato-jalapeno salsa, chunks of pineapple, and a wonderful honey-mustard vinaigrette.

By Marcy Dzurisin

Classic Cuban Midnight (Medianoche) Sandwich Recipe and Video - This is one of the more famous sandwiches straight out of the island of Cuba. This recipe came from my uncle who used to work at a restaurant in Pinar del Rio, Cuba and now works at a Cuban cafeteria here in Miami. This sandwich is best served with fried plantain chips and a cold mamey milkshake!

Classic Cuban Midnight (Medianoche) Sandwich

This is one of the more famous sandwiches straight out of the island of Cuba. This recipe came from my uncle who used to work at a restaurant in Pinar del Rio, Cuba and now works at a Cuban cafeteria here in Miami. This sandwich is best served with fried plantain chips and a cold mamey milkshake!

By Pretty Pink Bullets

Caribbean Holiday Shrimp Recipe - Cooked shrimp marinated in ginger, lime juice, garlic, soy sauce and cilantro.

Caribbean Holiday Shrimp

Cooked shrimp marinated in ginger, lime juice, garlic, soy sauce and cilantro.

By Sue