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  • Pork – The Other White Meat

    Pork is known as one of the ‘sweetest meats’ to eat and its diversity in cooking is amazing. However, in our culture, its positive dietary properties have been devalued and it has generated an unfortunate reputation as being unwholesome, and even thought to be the cause of cardiovascular ailments. Contrary to […]

  • Pineapple and Mango Pork

    Pineapple and Mango Pork

      INGREDIENTS: Ø  3½ lb pork loin Ø  3 garlic cloves, sliced Ø  4 cups of diced pineapple Ø  1½ cups of chicken broth Ø  1½ cups of pineapple juice Ø  ½ cup of mango chutney Ø  3 tablespoons of butter Ø  1 tablespoon of curry powder Ø  Salt and pepper.   METHOD:   1.       Preheat your oven to 350°F […]

  • Sweet and Sour Spear Ribs

    Sweet and Sour Spear Ribs

    INGREDIENTS:   Ø  3 pounds spare ribs, cut into serving pieces Ø  3 tablespoons brown sugar Ø  2 tablespoons cornstarch Ø  ¼ cup vinegar Ø  ½ cup ketchup Ø  1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple Ø  1 tablespoon soy sauce   METHOD:   1.      Combine sugar, cornstarch, salt, vinegar, ketchup, pineapple, and soy sauce. 2.      Cook over medium heat […]

  • JAMAICAN CHINESE PORK OR HAM FRIED RICE

    INGREDIENTS:     Ø  4-6 cups cooked rice (cold) Ø  ¼ lb cooked pork or ham cuttings chopped Ø  1 sweet pepper (Bell pepper) chopped finely Ø  2 stalked escallion chopped Ø  1 large onion chopped Ø  1 egg (optional) Ø  Soy Sauce Ø  Black Pepper Ø  Oil   METHOD:   Sauté the pork or ham, onion, pepper, escallion […]

  • Pork prices up by 4%

    Pork prices up by 4%

    THE Jamaica Pig Farmers’ Association last night announced a four per cent increase in the price of live pigs and pork being sold to meat processors and traders, effective Monday, May 12. According to president of the association, Delroy Manya, the increase comes into effect after an island wide consultation […]

  • Pork for sale! Xmas ham demand fails to ease glut

    Pork for sale! Xmas ham demand fails to ease glut

    THE country’s pig farmers’ hope that a bumper Christmas season and the traditional demand for cured ham might ease the glut that has been affecting the market since August may have been dashed. The pig farmers were anticipating a spike in the demand for pork and were actually hoping for […]