Inner Circle Caribbean Cuisine

Oxtail

Slow-braised until the collagen breaks down completely — the hallmark dish of Jamaican cooking, rich and gelatinous with butter beans in the gravy

Jerk Chicken

Scotch bonnet heat balanced with allspice and thyme — the benchmark dish for any Caribbean restaurant worth visiting

Curry Goat

Long-cooked goat in a Scotch bonnet and turmeric-forward curry with tender, fall-off-the-bone meat — the other pillar of Jamaican home cooking

Rice and Peas

Kidney beans cooked into coconut-milk-infused rice — the essential side that anchors every plate

Fried Plantains

Sweet ripe plantains fried until caramelized at the edges — the side that separates rushed kitchens from careful ones