We are able to provide a wide range of Caribbean foods for private events so please contact us to discuss any requirements that you have. However here are some of the more popular dishes available from our catering trailer or for private functions.
Main meals
Jerk chicken
Our signature dish! The word Jerk is a bit of a mystery but is believed to come from the Peruvian 'charqui' - meaning dried meat. This traditionally Jamaican way of cooking involves marinating the meat in a variety of herbs and spices including pimento (allspice), thyme, scotch bonnet pepper, cinnamon, black pepper, ginger and nutmeg. The meat is then barbecued or grilled (traditionally over pimento wood to give the distinctive flavour). We use chicken thighs which we either grill on the trailer or barbecue on our oil drums. In the Caribbean, Jerk is served pretty hot but we tend to keep it to a mild/medium heat on the trailer- you can always add some of our Hot pepper sauce if you like really spicy!
Jerk pulled pork
We use the same Jerk seasoning but with pork shoulder which then falls apart in delicious chunks!
Jerk chicken
Our signature dish! The word Jerk is a bit of a mystery but is believed to come from the Peruvian 'charqui' - meaning dried meat. This traditionally Jamaican way of cooking involves marinating the meat in a variety of herbs and spices including pimento (allspice), thyme, scotch bonnet pepper, cinnamon, black pepper, ginger and nutmeg. The meat is then barbecued or grilled (traditionally over pimento wood to give the distinctive flavour). We use chicken thighs which we either grill on the trailer or barbecue on our oil drums. In the Caribbean, Jerk is served pretty hot but we tend to keep it to a mild/medium heat on the trailer- you can always add some of our Hot pepper sauce if you like really spicy!
Jerk pulled pork
We use the same Jerk seasoning but with pork shoulder which then falls apart in delicious chunks!
Pepper steak
Strips of beef seasoned with black pepper and paprika and slow cooked with onions and bell peppers. This is slightly spicy and in a rich gravy.
Strips of beef seasoned with black pepper and paprika and slow cooked with onions and bell peppers. This is slightly spicy and in a rich gravy.
Curry goat
Another Jamaican specialty and one of our most popular dishes! We use locally farmed goat meat, slow cooked (and on the bone) which is served with potatoes and small dumplings in a medium heat curry sauce.
Curry mutton
We cook our mutton in the same way but usually use boneless meat and keep it gluten free without the dumplings on the trailer.
Another Jamaican specialty and one of our most popular dishes! We use locally farmed goat meat, slow cooked (and on the bone) which is served with potatoes and small dumplings in a medium heat curry sauce.
Curry mutton
We cook our mutton in the same way but usually use boneless meat and keep it gluten free without the dumplings on the trailer.
Rundown
Traditionally a dish cooked using mackerel for breakfast, it can be adapted to use other fish/meat or is a very tasty vegetable option too. It involves creating a thick coconut sauce 'cooked down' in which the other ingredients are served.
Traditionally a dish cooked using mackerel for breakfast, it can be adapted to use other fish/meat or is a very tasty vegetable option too. It involves creating a thick coconut sauce 'cooked down' in which the other ingredients are served.
Sticky barbecue chicken
Chicken thighs marinated in our home made barbecue sauce and grilled. Tangy, sticky and delicious!
Chicken thighs marinated in our home made barbecue sauce and grilled. Tangy, sticky and delicious!
Oxtail
This is a popular Jamaican dish in which we slow cook the oxtail with butter beans. It creates a very rich gravy and is delicious traditionally served with white rice. You have to get stuck in though and suck the bones!
Jerk Jackfruit
A newer addition to our menu. We use green jackfruit, kidney beans and okra or seasonal vegetables cooked down in Jerk seasoning for a hearty vegan special with plenty of punch!
This is a popular Jamaican dish in which we slow cook the oxtail with butter beans. It creates a very rich gravy and is delicious traditionally served with white rice. You have to get stuck in though and suck the bones!
Jerk Jackfruit
A newer addition to our menu. We use green jackfruit, kidney beans and okra or seasonal vegetables cooked down in Jerk seasoning for a hearty vegan special with plenty of punch!
Rasta Channa (Chickpea and spinach curry)
One of our vegan specials. Chickpea curry has its roots in Asia and there are very strong Asian culinary influences across much of the Caribbean thanks to workers that emigrated there in centuries past. This is a mild Caribbean curry and includes coconut for extra creaminess.
One of our vegan specials. Chickpea curry has its roots in Asia and there are very strong Asian culinary influences across much of the Caribbean thanks to workers that emigrated there in centuries past. This is a mild Caribbean curry and includes coconut for extra creaminess.
Stew pork
Shoulder of pork, browned and then slow cooked with yam/eddo and carrot in a rich, quite sweet gravy.
Shoulder of pork, browned and then slow cooked with yam/eddo and carrot in a rich, quite sweet gravy.
Ackee and saltfish
The national dish of Jamaica. Ackee is actually a fruit which produces pods and a soft yellow flesh which is very creamy and mild in flavour. The plant was originally introduced in the Caribbean from Africa in the 1700's. It is very tricky to describe if you've never had it but it is not completely dissimilar to scrambled egg in texture (although this does do the ackee some disservice I think!) Anyway, it is cooked with saltfish (salted cod- a throwback to the days of trading with Europe), peppers, onions and scotch bonnet and usually served with fried dumplings and/or breadfruit or other 'hard food' for breakfast.
The national dish of Jamaica. Ackee is actually a fruit which produces pods and a soft yellow flesh which is very creamy and mild in flavour. The plant was originally introduced in the Caribbean from Africa in the 1700's. It is very tricky to describe if you've never had it but it is not completely dissimilar to scrambled egg in texture (although this does do the ackee some disservice I think!) Anyway, it is cooked with saltfish (salted cod- a throwback to the days of trading with Europe), peppers, onions and scotch bonnet and usually served with fried dumplings and/or breadfruit or other 'hard food' for breakfast.
Sweet potato and peanut (groundnut) stew
A West African inspired vegetarian dish. The sweet potatoes are cooked down with peanut butter and crushed peanuts, flavoured with spices such as cinnamon and coriander and finished with sliced fresh greens or spinach. (Seasonal variations can occur!)
A West African inspired vegetarian dish. The sweet potatoes are cooked down with peanut butter and crushed peanuts, flavoured with spices such as cinnamon and coriander and finished with sliced fresh greens or spinach. (Seasonal variations can occur!)
