A monthly cooking challenge to spice up your kitchen… Try something new for dinner! Each month, pick up a FREE spice sample. The packet will also include a simple recipe and a list of cookbooks with additional recipes using the featured spice.
September's Spice: Jerk Seasoning
Jerk is a style of cooking native to Jamaica, in which meat is dry-rubbed or wet marinated with a hot spice mixture. Historians believe that jerking originated with the Amerindians in Jamaica from the Arawak and Taíno tribes who intermingled with the Maroons.
Recipe: Jerk Shrimp Tacos
INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoons jerk seasoning
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
6 warm corn tortillas
INSTRUCTIONS
In a large bowl, add shrimp, jerk seasoning, and olive oil. Toss the shrimp to coat.
In a large skillet, cook shrimp at medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes.
Divide shrimp evenly among the warm tortillas
Top with any ingredients you like. Try mango salsa or lime wedges!
Cookbooks with other jerk seasoning recipes:
Jerk From Jamaica: Barbecue Caribbean Style by Helen Willinsky
The Sprouted Kitchen Bowl + Spoon by Sara Forte
101 Things To Do With Chicken by Donna Kelly and Stephanie Ashcraft
