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Dish of the week: Holubtsi

24 Scotch bonnet Recipes From 8 Cuisines.

The Caribbean and West African cousin of the habanero, equally fierce and even more fragrant. Jamaican jerk marinade, pepper pot, Nigerian stews and Ghanaian shito are unthinkable without it. Many cooks drop it in whole and fish it out before serving, extracting aroma without full heat, which is a useful trick for feeding a mixed table. It freezes well whole, so buy them in season and keep a bag in the freezer year round.

24 recipes on this route

The recipes.

Pan of yellow ackee arils folded with flaked salt cod, sliced onion, red pepper strips and thyme

Jamaica12 hr 45 min

Ackee and Saltfish

Ackee Fruit with Salt Cod

Golden-brown akara bean fritters draining on a wire rack, one broken open to show the light interior

Nigeria3 hr 5 min

Akara

Nigerian Fried Bean Fritters

Lacy golden Haitian akra malanga fritters flecked with parsley, piled on a rack with lime wedges

Haiti35 min

Akra

Haitian Malanga Root Fritters

Golden-brown fried plantain slices piled on a plate with chopped onion, tomato and chilli relish

Ivory Coast35 min

Alloco

Ivorian Fried Ripe Plantain

Dark braised oxtail pieces with butter beans and carrots in glossy brown gravy in a cast iron pot

Jamaica7 hr 45 min

Brown Stew Oxtail

Braised Oxtail with Butter Beans

Bone-in curry goat in golden gravy with potato chunks in a black Dutch pot, thyme on the side

Jamaica15 hr

Curry Goat

Jamaican Curried Goat

Bowl of glossy black Haitian djon djon rice flecked with lima beans and sliced scallions

Haiti1 hr

Diri Djon Djon

Haitian Black Mushroom Rice

Thick efo riro stew of dark greens in orange palm oil with chunks of beef and smoked fish

Nigeria1 hr 40 min

Efo Riro

Yoruba Spinach and Pepper Stew

Bowl of thick orange egusi soup with melon seed curds, goat meat and dark shredded greens

Nigeria1 hr 55 min

Egusi Soup

Nigerian Melon Seed and Greens Stew

Whole fried snapper topped with pickled carrot slivers, onion rings and sliced Scotch bonnet in vinegar dressing

Jamaica1 hr 55 min

Escovitch Fish

Fried Fish in Pickled Pepper Dressing

Pot of orange Ghanaian jollof rice with separate grains, served with fried plantain and dark shito on the side

Ghana1 hr 25 min

Ghana Jollof

Aromatic Rice Cooked in Its Own Stew

Crisp-edged cubes of Haitian griyo piled on a platter with pikliz and fried plantains alongside

Haiti9 hr 45 min

Griyo

Haitian Marinated Fried Pork

Every recipe on this route.

All 24 of them, alphabetically, with the country each one comes from.

also known asbonney pepper, ata rodo, pimenta de cheiro