JIM HARRISON'S CARIBBEAN STEW
Jim Harrison, the poet and epicure, hunter and fisherman, novelist, essayist and enthusiastic cook, published a version of this recipe in the literary magazine Smoke Signals in 1981. I adapted it more than three decades later, after Harrison's death in 2016. The key ingredients: a lot of tomato paste and a good, floral hot sauce, ideally made with Scotch bonnet peppers, which combine in marvelous ways. Parboiling the ribs allows the recipe to come together relatively quickly, and the cooking otherwise is totally serial: one step after another until you slide the pot into the oven and allow the heat to do its work. Substitute different meats, or fewer, if you like, depending on availability.
Provided by Sam Sifton
Categories soups and stews, main course
Time 2h
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Place spareribs in a pot, and cover with water. Place pot over high heat, and bring to a boil. Lower heat slightly, and cook, covered, for 15 or 20 minutes, then remove ribs to a large bowl and discard the water.
- While the ribs cook, pour the oil into a Dutch oven set over high heat, and swirl it around. Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper, and when the oil begins to shimmer and is about to smoke, add them to the pan, skin-side down. Brown the chicken aggressively, about 5 to 7 minutes per side, then add the chicken to the bowl with the ribs. Repeat with the sausages, browning them on all sides for approximately 5 to 7 minutes, then add to the bowl with the chicken and the ribs. Cook the onions and garlic in the fat remaining in the Dutch oven, stirring occasionally until they soften and begin to brown, approximately 5 to 7 minutes.
- Heat oven to 300. Add the tomato paste, vinegar, lemon juice, hot-pepper sauce, chicken stock, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, chile powder and paprika to the onions and garlic in the Dutch oven, then stir to combine, and allow to cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the meats to the Dutch oven, stirring and tossing them so that they are well covered with the sauce, then cover the pot, and place in the oven to cook, undisturbed, for approximately 90 minutes, or until the meats are tender and, in the case of the chicken and the ribs, pulling from the bone.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 882, UnsaturatedFat 43 grams, Carbohydrate 9 grams, Fat 72 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 47 grams, SaturatedFat 22 grams, Sodium 894 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams
JIM HARRISON'S CARIBBEAN STEW
Steps:
- Pour the oil into a Dutch oven set over high heat, and swirl it around. Season the pork and chicken with salt and pepper, and when the oil begins to shimmer and is about to smoke, add them to the pan. Brown the pork and chicken aggressively, about 5 to 7 minutes per side, then add the pork and chicken to a bowl. Repeat with the sausages, browning them on all sides for approximately 5 to 7 minutes, then add to the bowl with the chicken and the pork. Cook the onions and garlic in the fat remaining in the Dutch oven, stirring occasionally until they soften and begin to brown, approximately 5 to 7 minutes.
- Heat oven to 300. Add the tomato paste, vinegar, lemon juice, hot-pepper sauce, chicken stock, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, chile powder and paprika to the onions and garlic in the Dutch oven, then stir to combine, and allow to cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the meats to the Dutch oven, stirring and tossing them so that they are well covered with the sauce, then cover the pot, and place in the oven to cook, undisturbed, for approximately 90 minutes, or until the meats are tender and, in the case of the chicken and the ribs, pulling from the bone.
JIM HARRISON'S MEATBALLS
This recipe is from "The Raw and the Cooked: Adventures of a Roving Gourmand" by Jim Harrison. Cook time is a guess.
Provided by Queen Dana
Categories Meat
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- SAUCE:.
- Pour a liberal amount of good olive oil in the bottom of the baking pan. Halve a dozen or so tomatoes and place them in the pan. Sprinkle them liberally with chopped garlic, fresh basil, and thyme. Cook for about an hour at 325°F Chop this roughly and you have your sauce.
- MEATBALLS:.
- Saute the garlic, finely chopped, in olive oil until translucent. Add the anchovies and let melt, then add the parsely and wilt; let cool. Mix the meat with the eggs. Add the cooked garlic, anchovies, parsley, salt and pepper, and bread crumbs. Form your meatballs, but not too large or they will crack. Brown in olive oil, then cook slowly. Mix in your roasted tomato sauce.".
Nutrition Facts : Calories 336.9, Fat 13.9, SaturatedFat 4.8, Cholesterol 182, Sodium 432.7, Carbohydrate 21.1, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 1.9, Protein 29.8
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