Montserrat
Dish: Goat Water
Ingredients
- 1 cup bitter orange juice
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- Dash of thyme
- 1 hot green pepper, chopped
- 1/2 cup shallots, chopped
- 1 Large onion, finely chopped
- 3 lbs shoulder of pork, cut 1″ to 2″cubes
For Riz et pois
- 2 cups long grain rice
- 4 cups of water
- 1 cup red kindney beans 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 green pepper, chopped
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsps vegetable oil salt Optional side dish.
- Riz Djon-djon (this can be substituted for riz et pois colles)
- 4 cups of water
- 2 cups long grain rice
- 1 cup Haitian black mushrooms(dried)
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely chjopped
- 4 tbsps butter Dash of Black pepper, salt & thyme
For Bananes Pesees
- 4 green plantains, sliced into 3/4 discs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- Dash of salt
Method
Griots Preparation :
- Put all ingredients, except oil in a large pot and marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
- Place the marinated pork on the stove, add water to cover all ingredients. Simmer for 90 minutes.
- Once cooked, drain the mixture, add oil and fry the pork in the pot until brown and crusty on the outside, but tender on the inside.
Riz et pois(Rice & Peas ) Preparation:
- Pour the 4 cups of water into a pot, pour the beans into the water and cook for approximately 2 hours or until tender.
- Drain the beans, but keep the water in a clean separate pot to be used to cook the rice.
- Fry the salt pork until crisp
- Add the chopped onion, shallots and green pepper.
- When the onion is tender, add the beans and season to taste.
- Add the water used to cook the beans, bring to a boil, add the rice and cook for 20 minutes.
Riz Djon-djon Preparation.(Optional, can be substituted for riz et pois):
- Remove the stems from the mushrooms and soak them in a cup of hot water for 30 minutes.
- Soak the heads in a separate cup of hot water.
- Saute the rice and garlic in butter then add all other ingredients including the water used to soak the mushrooms, and cook for 20 minutes.
Bananes Pesees Preparation:
- Soak the banana discs in salted water for one hour.
- Drain and dry using a cloth (important for frying).
- Saute the plaitains slices in vegetable oil until tender.
- Flatten the bananas by pounding or pressing on them until they are half as thick.
- Refry until golden brown and crusty.