Haitian Griot: Part I

[luciano7]

I NEED BANAN PEEEEZZZZZEEEEE!!!!!!!!!! LOL

[skeete84]

Is this the same recipe for tassot dinde?

[schaefferjason]

@skeete84 yes, i use it for tassot too

[Techn0oMuffin]

Thank you for making that video <3 Griot is one of my boyfriend's favorite , and he'll surely appreciate it when I'll make it <3

[thermiscira]

lol my mouth was watering lol damm

[zunidoll2]

I know that most recipes are done to taste, but can you post a little more detail as to measurements of the ingredients and show how you blend it? Also, have you made Riz Djon Djon and would you post your recipe for this? I am very interested in making these dishes and just want some finer points that my cook book does not explain.

[schaefferjason]

@zunidoll2 i don't know where to get the mushroom powder here in philly, so no, i don't make riz djon djon... plus honestly... i really don't make good rice.

as far as measurements, i just do handfulls... i used pretty much all of that stuff, well, not all of the thyme & maybe not all of the cloves. 

[laffy]

did he clean the pork with lime or lemon??? cuz thats a plus

[schaefferjason]

@laffy with vinegar

[mzloiseau]

i love this video im trying to learn how to make pikliz wud u please up load a video for this my boyfriend loves it!!

[zunidoll2]

@mzloiseau The recipe I have used for Pikliz is simple. Just take pre mixed cole slaw and sliced onion and put it into a container with a blended mix of white vinegar, Maggi (chicken bullion) a few cloves, a few whole peppercorns, Thyme and Scotch Bonnet peppers - to your level of hotness and just let it sit for a few days. If my recipe is not quite right please let me know what I need to do to make it more authentic.

[gege9297]

I love the way you described how to make it. It looks so good. Yum!

[schaefferjason]

@gege9297 bien mange... I promise:)

[ginadassas]

it's all about them pikliz baby! spicy! :)

[schaefferjason]

@ginadassas yes yes yes

[internetguide4muslim]

my favorite dish bt without pork now

[schaefferjason]

@internetguide4muslim yeah man... love me some goat, turkey, or beef tassot.

[internetguide4muslim]

@schaefferjason i like it especially with goat lol

[believeunisexdayspa]

FYI: We normally pour boiled water on the meat before adding the seasoning.

[believeunisexdayspa]

Great Job!

[schaefferjason]

@Alohalakay yeah... that makes sense. unfortunately, i don't have anything big enough.

[LADY69in]

yea i know i learned how to make the oxtails w/string beans and rice, platains and other lil meals but the legeme i can't get the taste right. it is so much prep work but that food so good its worth it. lol. if u do learn it plz make a video. :-)

[schaefferjason]

@Alohalakay legume (la-geem) is basically Haitian beef stew with cabbage, spinach, onion, garlic, bell pepper, celery, string beans, lima beans, etc...

[schaefferjason]

@Alohalakay mwen se ameriken:) my twin's mother is haitian, but even before i met her i got hooked on the cuisine when i was in port-au-prince in 94 & 95.

[ofortunec]

@schaefferjason don't forget the chayote & egg plant :)

[schaefferjason]

@ofortunec hmm... i've never made it that way, but I'll give it a try next time i whip up a batch

[LADY69in]

do you know how to make legeme. mmmmmmhmmmm i love that. my ex is haitian and his mom made sum good griot and legeme. im hungry.....lol.

[schaefferjason]

@LADY69in legume is a lot of work... thinking about tackling that soon. i remember telling my twins' grandmother that i wanted to learn how to make it and she laughed at me... "oh, that's not easy." cooking it is not so terrible... but there is a lot of preparation. (cutting up all the veggies, etc...)

[alphaphi09]

Lol it was hard, I failed.

[alphaphi09]

@Alohalakay why what...?!

[alphaphi09]

@Alohalakay I don't think that was me lol....but thanks for the info.

[alphaphi09]

Ok , thanks

[alphaphi09]

Thanks for sharing I will definitely use your recipe to cook griot this Sunday.

[schaefferjason]

@alphaphi09 how did it turn out?

[alphaphi09]

Looks amazing, I also like the skin I can eat some right now. Do you also have plantains and the spicy coleslaw?

[schaefferjason]

@alphaphi09 nah... just made the griot... no plantain or pikliz

[schaefferjason]

@FloraFire probably any one of those places.

i know the shoprite i go to always has them... but they also have a west indian aisle. probably any decent produce place will carry them. i usually get mine at a produce stand (iovine bros) in reading terminal market, but i've also gotten them at shoprite & pathmark. any west indian market will definitely have them.

[jdgambini]

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