Silver Stars Caribbean Journey
Austin, my nephew was nominated to attend the annual Carnival festival with other students from around the country and world. A destined opportunity of a lifetime!
He was going to play with "The Silver Stars" a very well known pan group whose excitement in their concerts is unrivaled! He spent 3 weeks there learning and playing and learning and playing. An amazing experience for sure.
Proud of you Austin Ferguson! Here's a link to his awesome performance!!!
Silver Stars with Austin
So, Back to me... not really. Bottom line is for his junior music recital, he asked me to produce some food that had flavors that would remind all who came of a Caribbean experience! Honored and humbled, I was inspired and spent the whole day of cooking listening to steel pan music. The above picture is one component of one sandwich that I produced. More to come next week.
1 pork loin ( about 4 lb piece)
1/4 t. cinnamon
1/4 t. ginger
2 T. chopped fresh parsley
1 T. chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 t. paprika
1/4 t. allspice
2 c. vegetable oil
1/4 c. coffee grounds
1 t. chopped garlic
1/2 t. cayenne pepper
1/2 t. ancho chili powder
2 T. honey
pinch of kosher salt
method:
place pork fat side up in oven roasting pan and heat oven to 350 degrees.
in a bowl, mix together remaining ingredients.
pour over pork and place uncovered in oven for 20 minutes.
reduce heat to 250 degrees and slow roast until loin reaches an internal temperature of 155.
remove from oven and once cooled, wrap in plastic and place in refrigerator overnight.
slice thin. (use as entree, sliced in a Cuban style sandwich, serve with fried plantain chips for a festive dinner with mango fried rice)
