• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3 green plantains, peeled, and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 pinch garlic powder
• salt to taste

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the plantain slices and fry until they soften, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from the oil and drain on paper towels.

Use a tostonera (a press) to slightly mash each piece until it is about 1/2 inch thick. If you do not have a toston ...

For bread pudding:

Toss 3 tbsp of melted butter with the Cuban Bread Cubes, place on a sheet pan an ...

Put a rounded teaspoon filling in center of a wrapper. L ...

• 1 lb large shrimp, pealed & cleaned
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/4 tsp crumbled oregano
• pepper and salt to taste
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 cup vegetable oil
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• Boil Shrimp for 10 - 15 minutes. Cut each Shrimp along vein, lay out flat (Butterfly fashion). Beat egg, add milk, flour and all the seasoning until smooth. Dip each Shrimp in batter, coat with shredded coconut. Let stand for 30 m ...

Rice and Beans.  

This is the total Belizean staple side dish, like "Potatoes" in Ireland, or "Fries" in the US.  It varies a little, and some people will call the rice "dirty rice", although it's not anything like Cajun "Dirty Rice."   Here's the way to make it.

1. When you cook your beans, put a lot of water in them, so that you have lots of "pot liquor" on the top.

2. Take this pot liquor ...

Tortillas (flour)

2 Cups Flour

1/4 Cup  Shortening

1 tsp Baking Powder (prove)

About 3/8 Cup Water

1/4 tsp Salt   

Mix dry ingredients well.  Cut in shortening with a fork until it disappears.  Add water & knead until you have dough.  (Add water, one tsp at a time, if it's too dry.)  Cover & allow to rest for 10 minutes.   Cut into six equal pieces and knead each piece until you can make a ...

Conch Fritters

½ pound cooked and finely diced conch

½ pound all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 ounce chopped onion

½ ounce chopped scallion

1 ounce chopped bell peppers   (green or red)

3 eggs

½ cup milk

Mix all ingredients - shape into small balls and fry in 250 F vegetable oil until golden brown; makes four servings.