Comments on: How to make the green seasoning paste that’s so unique to Caribbean cuisine.

By: Charmaine

Charmaine — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:21:52 +0000

Hi Chris, Thanks for your green seasoning recipe, I do it all the time but i use seasoning pepper that gives your food great taste that is a special pepper we have in DA and it is not hot.

By: seeta

seeta — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:31:16 +0000

Hey Chris! i simply can't get over how similar your cooking is to our cooking inTrinidad.In my seasoning i also add a bit of ginger,maybe you could try it and let me know if it's good!

By: Vana

Vana — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:37:26 +0000

Hi Chris. Thanks for your service. I have been cooking a lot more West Indian dished since
joining. I never thought of using the banana peppers…since I do not get pimento where I live. I do
get the Culantro/ shadow beni, so I put them in the mix. Again I love the site…keep up the great work.

Much respect from Stony Point, NY.

By: earla

earla — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:54:57 +0000

I do my seasoning the same as you,but never thought of freezing,great idea. Thanks

By: Saads1

Saads1 — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:35:06 +0000

Hi Chris, thanks for the tip here on green seasoning. I make green seasoning also but I like to use oil- canola or olive. The oils really speed up the marination process and gets into the meat really well. I also add a generous pinch of salt cause that also helps with the process too. Great tip on freezing in icecubes.

By: CHELE

CHELE — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:45:45 +0000

Good day Chris I'm from Trinidad as well and I grind my own seasonings as well,in that mixture I also add shadon beni or culantro,ginger,spanish thyme,a hot pepper and a tsp of ground clove.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:47:55 +0000

Instead of water i use white vinegar because of the vinegar and salt it preserve the seasoning so i leave it in my cupboard and can last up to a year. before putting the mixture into the jar shake the vinegar in it to kill any bacteria that may be in the jar.

By: kelli

kelli — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:53:07 +0000

I have tried many of your recipes, thank you for making life easier, lol love it!!!

By: kelli

kelli — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:51:26 +0000

I have tried many of your recipes, thanking you making life easier, lol love it!!!

By: Indu Singh

Indu Singh — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 02:11:09 +0000

Re: the roti recipe and the stew chicken – they came out super! Even my 7 year old who is the fussiest eater you ever come across ate without a word of complain or trickery and asked for more. So thanks a lot for the great recipes!!

By: Nevine

Nevine — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:24:52 +0000

Hi Chris, glad I came across your website- tried the Green Seasoning yesterday and used it to make stewed chicken- excellent results! Thanks!

By: kathleen

kathleen — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:53:10 +0000

hi Chris,
I'm from Trinidad . I use this seasoning alot, and store it in small containers, however I have to say that I have alot of cracked containers trying to get some of the seasonings out to use.Will try the ice cube trays or the zip lock bag idea.nice tip.Less costly

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:10:11 +0000

Hi chris this is jennifer, thank you for including me in your site on carrbbbean pot. I like the recipes so far. I look forward to lots more. i use a food processor and I don't use any water, because the seasoning itself springs a lot of water, i just add a little salt to it and bottle it out and freeze it also.

By: ambrose

ambrose — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:28:53 +0000

adding a half teaspoonful of salt keeps the seasoning in the refrigerator for a longer period

By: Latosha

Latosha — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:18:04 +0000

Hi Chris, forgive me, I am a new cook…Do you use the green seasonings in addition to the seasonig listed for each dish, alone or is this something you add a teaspoon here and there to your fav dishes?

By: Cian

Cian — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:18:41 +0000

Great recipe. Here's my suggestion for storage for the whole batch or the batch that you freeze…. Pour the mixture into an ice tray, once frozen put the frozen blocks into a ziplock bag. And when you need green seasoning take out the blocks you need and defrost it.

By: Lonnita

Lonnita — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:17:18 +0000

I just made this! Ty Chris! I'm making the stew curry chicken now and I'm very excited!

By: Suze

Suze — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:57:03 +0000

Sounds very good! You mentioned the cilantro subsitution isn't as pungent. If you can find culantro, it has a stronger flavor and might get you closer to the flavor you want. Daisy Martinez uses both cilantro and culantro in the sofrito she calls indispensable (recipe on her website). I'd never heard of culantro before watching her make sofrito. I can't always find culantro so I don't get fixated on having it. However, I've found it may turn up here in a predominately Asian mart or in a Latino store. Might be worth poking around if you have stores of either kind in your neck of the woods.

By: Ms Pd

Ms Pd — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:36:37 +0000

Hi Chris
I am so happy to find your site I am a aspiring self made culinary artist. I put emphasis on self made because, being that I have so much time on my hands I'm disabled and a home-bound mom. I daily watch the Food Network Channel. I've become disenchanted with the show because for years they've only show cased not even a handful of Black Chefs. It's as if they stick a few of us in the program just to ward off the stigma of not playing fair. I do realize that it their party and I can't tell the D J WHAT SONG TO PLAY, but in all honesty the guest invited to the party eat all cultures of foods. I find it disheartening that what I as a viewer don't see my foods barely being represented.
And when it is they change the name our traditional and national SOUL FOOD is renamed COMFORT FOOD. I would like to think that no matter what culture food all food should be COMFORTING. And Lord forbid a Black person is put on Chopped Chef believe me now, he or she is the first one CHOPPED. I may sound bitter and I am because I give it the benefit of the doubt saying " maybe I'm looking at it wrong ,but after consecutively viewing the show and seeing us being cut first even in instances where the opponents food was clearly not a good. The judges give them a good review and raise their hopes and hit them with the COLD BLOODED CHOP. Well
deductive calculating tells me that it's not gonna change Lord forbid they give one of us $10,000 and we prosper to the point of prestige and recognition as they do. Food Network has every culture
based contest Indian, Moroccan , Greek,Spanish,Irish,Italian,French,Japanese,Chinese,and who ever else that's not Black orientated. They can roll all the footage they filmed from the beginning
to now and not one competition entailed Black Cultured Foods, whether African, American, Belize, Trinidad, Jamaica, you know why because the test is formatted for their contestants to win and if they include our Foods they couldn't COMPETE. This is no Stabb to the HOUSE BROTHERS AND SISTER WHO THEY USE TO COVER UP. GUEST YOU CAN CALL IT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION HUH.
Well these are my EYE'S and I'm calling it like I SEE IT. Ms Pd.

By: anna

anna — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:05:47 +0000

you can try a flower shop if you lives in new york

By: marledebakker

marledebakker — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:31:27 +0000

Hi Chris, love your recipes, I live in Aruba and actually grow Shado Beni just to get the right taste, how many leaves would you use in a pies and rice dish, with let's say 1 cup of rice, I use one leave because I' am afraid it would be too much if I use more. Is that the right amount? Keep your dishes coming, I enjoy them lot.

By: judy ali

judy ali — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:56:48 +0000

thanks a lot i love to use a lot off seasoning in my food

By: lily garrant

lily garrant — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:08:17 +0000

thank you for recipes very detailed lily

By: Patricia Hall

Patricia Hall — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:33:20 +0000

Check out Richters Herbs (on-line) and you can order either plants or seeds. Since you are in Alaska, you'd probably want the seeds. Ask for Mexican Coriander (Shado Beni) & Big Thyme (sorry I've forgotten the official name) . You can get a catalogue & find all the plants you really want.

Good Luck,
Pat Hall
Windsor, Ontario

By: Pat Hall

Pat Hall — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:22:54 +0000

If you really want some 'Shado Beni' & 'Big Thyme' (aka Spanish thyme), check out the "Richters' Herbs" website. They have the plants, and if you are near Toronto, you can probably go to their greenhouses to get the plants.
Good Luck & thanks for your web-site.
I enjoy trying Caribbean recipes.

Pat Hall, Windsor , Ontario