Post by Silly Yak on Feb 6, 2011 9:45:51 GMT
From Michael
I happened upon:
Caricom Caribbean Restaurant & Guest House,
29-30 Warner Street,
off Bradford Street, near Digbeth,
Birmingham,
B12 0JG
tel 0121 772 3326,
e-mail info@caricom-restaurant.co.uk .
(Handy for buses 12, 50 and others virtually to the door, also Deritend buses 5 minutes walk)
It was lunch time and they had a very good value hot and cold buffet including several apparently gluten free choices as well as a few evidently containing gluten/wheat, served separately. Pigs Trotters are quite tasty. I would say all the food was thoughtfully seasoned, not very hot at all. They had a nice cabbage dish and a nice spinach dish too, and melons and strawberries.
Caution: I did not check out cross contamination issue......
Anyway from the dessert menu (extra charge) I just had to choose the Blue Draws described as comprising coconut, sweet potato and cornmeal. What a tiptop taste! (drowned in my obligatory custard of course)
I was just in time, the kitchen closes at 2.30 in the afternoon Tues-Sat then reopens 5.30 for an evening buffet, more expensive but more varied. On Sun they seem to go through till 7.30 before closing.
One can also stay the night, I haven't done yet.
I then 'googled' the name of this dessert and found the following under:
www.jamaicans.com/cooking/cakes/bluedraw.shtml
Posted Sunday, March 14, 2004
INGREDIENTS :
3 Cups Grated green Bananas
1 Cup grated coconut
2.5 cups grated sweet potatoes
1 cup flour
1 tsp. Baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp mixed spice
2 cups coconut milk
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
Then it advises us having mixed all ingredients to wrap and tie up a cupful at a time in what they call "quailed banana leaves" and boil for 1 hour to obtain 8 servings.
If using cornmeal like in the restaurant, would anyone advise an addition (e.g xanthan) when substituting for the flour, bearing in mind the majority of the starch content is coming from the other ingredients?
The proprietor of Caricom had his preoccupations so I didn't barrage him with questions but I must admit it was quite a memorable dessert and said so.
I happened upon:
Caricom Caribbean Restaurant & Guest House,
29-30 Warner Street,
off Bradford Street, near Digbeth,
Birmingham,
B12 0JG
tel 0121 772 3326,
e-mail info@caricom-restaurant.co.uk .
(Handy for buses 12, 50 and others virtually to the door, also Deritend buses 5 minutes walk)
It was lunch time and they had a very good value hot and cold buffet including several apparently gluten free choices as well as a few evidently containing gluten/wheat, served separately. Pigs Trotters are quite tasty. I would say all the food was thoughtfully seasoned, not very hot at all. They had a nice cabbage dish and a nice spinach dish too, and melons and strawberries.
Caution: I did not check out cross contamination issue......
Anyway from the dessert menu (extra charge) I just had to choose the Blue Draws described as comprising coconut, sweet potato and cornmeal. What a tiptop taste! (drowned in my obligatory custard of course)
I was just in time, the kitchen closes at 2.30 in the afternoon Tues-Sat then reopens 5.30 for an evening buffet, more expensive but more varied. On Sun they seem to go through till 7.30 before closing.
One can also stay the night, I haven't done yet.
I then 'googled' the name of this dessert and found the following under:
www.jamaicans.com/cooking/cakes/bluedraw.shtml
Posted Sunday, March 14, 2004
INGREDIENTS :
3 Cups Grated green Bananas
1 Cup grated coconut
2.5 cups grated sweet potatoes
1 cup flour
1 tsp. Baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp mixed spice
2 cups coconut milk
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
Then it advises us having mixed all ingredients to wrap and tie up a cupful at a time in what they call "quailed banana leaves" and boil for 1 hour to obtain 8 servings.
If using cornmeal like in the restaurant, would anyone advise an addition (e.g xanthan) when substituting for the flour, bearing in mind the majority of the starch content is coming from the other ingredients?
The proprietor of Caricom had his preoccupations so I didn't barrage him with questions but I must admit it was quite a memorable dessert and said so.