Oxtail stew

21/2 lbs oxtail
2 tbsp. cooking oil
2 onions diced
1/2 tablespoon allspice
2 cloves garlic- crushed
1 medium tomato -chopped
4 carrots sliced
2 stalks escallions- chopped
2 stalks green onions finely sliced
1 sprig thyme-chopped
1 can butter beans
Water, salt and pepper, as needed.

Remove excess fat.
Pour oil in saucepan and add pieces of oxtail when oil is hot- very hot.
Remove when both sides are brown.
Place oxtail in cooking pot, cover and simmer for approximately 3 to 4 hours or until oxtail is almost tender.
Combine onion, garlic,allspice,carrots,thyme,tomato,escallion,salt & pepper together separately.
When tender, add more water if necessary and add the other ingredients.
Cover and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.
Add the butter beans and allow to simmer for just a few more minutes or until gravy is thick.

N.B. Consider using a pressure cooker to reduce the cooking time. Remember also to
cook beans separately. Broad beans can also be used.

Note also that food browning is sometimes used instead of frying the oxtail brown.

Caribbean Fried Chicken

1 (2 1/2 to 3 pound) frying chicken, cut up
1 lemon, cut in half
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 large onion, finely chopped
3 tablespoons Hungarian paprika
2 tablespoons pepper
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
2 tablespoons Louisiana hot sauce
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups vegetable oil
Arrange chicken on a plate in a single layer. Squeeze the lemon over the chicken. Chill chicken for 15 to 30 minutes.
Rub the garlic and onion into the chicken. Sprinkle with the paprika, pepper and salt. Sprinkle the soy sauce and hot sauce evenly over the chicken. Shake the chicken in the flour until well coated. Cook the chicken in the oil until brown and cooked through.
Serve 4-6

Banana Bread

¼ lb. butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg beaten
3 large ripe bananas crushed
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp. nutmeg
pinch of salt
½ cup milk
2tsp. vanilla
¼ cup raisins
Cream butter and sugar. Add egg to butter.

Add crushed bananas and mix well.
Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and salt.
Add flour mixture to butter, sugar and egg mixture along with milk and vanilla. Add raisins.
Pour into greased and lined loaf tin and bake at 350° F for one hour or until done.