Inner Rodney Sauce

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Inner Rodney Sauce

Ingredients

  • 5 ground dried habanero peppers

  • 1 cup cider vinegar

  • 12 ounces box colman’s whole mustard*½ cup brown sugar

  • 1/4 cup molasses

  • 2 tsp. tumeric

  • 1 teaspoon granulated garlic

  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

Throw in a blender until it’s ready.*double superfine” mustard doesn’t work

Chiltepin Sauce

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Chiltepin Sauce

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cider vinegar

  • 1.5 ounces chiltepin peppers

  • 4 tablespoons kosher salt

Instructions

Combine all ingredients.

Habanero Parmesan Chicken

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Rex Swank invented this recipe based on Blair’s Habanero Chips.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
  • 2 2-ounce bags Blair’s Original Habanero Chips, finely crushed
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Mix the cheese, seasoning salt, crushed Habanero Chips, and garlic powder together in a bowl. Moisten the chicken with water and coat with the cheese mixture. Place in a shallow baking dish, and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked throughout.

Merguez (Lamb Sausages)

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These spicy sausages are usually grilled and eaten alongside couscous.

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds lean lamb, trimmed
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons cumin
  • 2 teaspoons coarse ground black pepper
  • 1/4 cup paprika
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup pomegranate juice
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon dry ginger
  • 1 teaspoon thyme leaves
  • Natural or vegetable casings

Instructions

Grind the lamb once through the medium (1/8-inch) plate of a meat grinder.

In a large bowl, mix together all remaining ingredients and add the meat, using your fingers to combine.

Attach the stuffing horn to your grinder and prepare the casings. Grind the mixture through the 1/8-inch plate again, through the stuffing horn and into the casings. Twist and tie the sausages into 5-inch lengths.

Durban Madras Chicken Curry

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This recipe and others can be found in the following article:

Where Africa Meets India: Fiery Durban Curry

By Diana Armstrong 


Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 1 whole chicken cut into pieces or 6 chicken breasts, cut into cubes
  • 1 can chopped tomatoes
  • 3 tablespoons Durban Masala or red curry powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
  • 1 tablespoon each chopped fresh ginger and garlic
  • 1 pod cardamom
  • 1 cup frozen green peas
  • Chopped cilantro for garnish.
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

Heat the oil in a heavy based pan and cook the onions until they are golden brown. Add the spices, ginger, garlic and tomatoes and allow to simmer for five minutes. Add the chicken and season to taste and cook for 30 minutes stirring at intervals. When the chicken is nearly cooked add the cardamom and frozen peas and simmer for 10 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and serve with rice, chutney and sambals.