MY JAMAICAN CHRISTMAS DINNER | WHAT I ATE FOR CHRISTMAS | JAMAICAN FOOD | CHRISTMAS DINNER

jerk chicken

🥗Healthier: grilled chicken

💰Cheaper: baked chicken

Grilled chicken is lower in fat while still flavorful.

curried goat

🥗Healthier: curried chicken

💰Cheaper: curried lentils

Curried lentils provide a plant-based option at a lower cost.

festival dumplings

🥗Healthier: baked dumplings

💰Cheaper: cornmeal dumplings

Cornmeal dumplings are easy to make and cost-effective.

ham

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Turkey is leaner, while pork shoulder offers a budget-friendly alternative.

Cut excess fat from goat meat and wash it.

Season goat meat with 2 tablespoons better pot curry, 1 tablespoon all-purpose seasoning, 1 tablespoon over curry, onions, scallion, crushed garlic, ginger, crushed pimentos, and thyme. Rub well and cover to marinate in the fridge for 24 hours.

Clean and cut 6 small chickens in half, leaving the backbone intact.

Season the chicken with a mixture of spices and olive oil, rubbing under the skin. Tuck turkey rashers under the skin and add chopped onions, garlic, and carrots around the chicken. Cover and marinate overnight.

Soak kidney beans overnight with scallion, thyme, crushed ginger, and garlic.

Pressure cook the soaked kidney beans with a teaspoon of Maggi all-purpose seasoning.

Prepare coleslaw by shredding carrots and cabbage, adding red cabbage for color, and mixing with salad cream. Let sit in the fridge.

Preheat the oven and place the chicken covered with foil to steam for about an hour.

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