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Date(s) - 09/01/2021
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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

  1. In a large bowl, add shrimp, jerk seasoning, and olive oil. Toss the shrimp to coat.
  2. In a large skillet, cook shrimp at medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes.
  3. Divide shrimp evenly among the warm tortillas
  4. 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
  • Air Fry Everything! by Meredith Laurence
  • The Total Grilling Manual by Lisa Atwood

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