Jamaican Curry Lamb – This dish is one of Jamaica’s most popular. Try this Jamaican curry lamb recipe for dinner sometime soon. Welcome to another great International collab, This Month’s Collaboration is about the foods of Jamaica – #reggaefood. 13 great YouTube chefs posting videos about the foods of Jamaica.
I wanted to try and make Curry Goat. In Jamaica, it is not Goat Curry. The correct way to say it in Jamaica is “CURRY GOAT”. But not a lot of places sell goat meat here in Milwaukee, so I went with an alternative Curry Lamb (or in reality Curry Lamb)
We’ll use some Jamaican Curry powder, as well as coconut milk for this Jamaican Curry Lamb dish. I’ll have the ingredients for Jamaican Curry powder listed below, so you can replicate this dish if you like.
Is it Lamb curry or curry lamb?
It is curry lamb and not lamb curry. Make sure you do not say the latter when speaking with a Jamaican. Other Caribbean countries say lamb curry. But in Jamaica, it is curry lamb. (So, for this recipe, it is Curry Lamb).
What is Jamaican Curry Lamb?
The meat is seasoned with an array of spices and seasonings. Starting with Jamaican Curry Powder, scotch bonnet peppers, green onions, garlic, ginger, thyme, and onions. Cooked for several hours until the meat is tender and the sauce is nice and thick.
What sides go with curry lamb
There are so many sides to serve with curry Lamb, it’ll go with any of your favorites. In Jamaica, we serve it with rice and peas on any given occasion. The taste of this coconut rice is the perfect marriage with the taste of curry Lamb.
Jamaican Curry Powder Ingredients
There are some common ingredients in most Jamaican Curry powders, but every family has their variations. Try this recipe, if you can’t find it in a spice store.
Whole Spices
- coriander seeds
- cumin seeds
- yellow mustard seeds
- fenugreek seeds
- whole pimento berries (allspice berries)
- black peppercorns
Ground Spices
- turmeric
- ginger
- nutmeg
- chili
- cinnamon
How To Make Jamaican Curry Powder
- Toast whole spices in a skillet, over med heat for about 2 -3 minutes until fragrant.
- Remove spices from skillet and let cool.
- When cooled, add the toasted whole spices to a spice grinder along with the rest of the ground spices and grind.
- You can store this Jamaican Curry Powder in an airtight spice jar for up to 6 months.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. Lamb cut into chunks
- 3 tbsp Caribbean curry powder
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp ginger chopped
- 1 tsp ground allspice
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
- 1 large onion chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic chopped
- 2 tbsp ginger root chopped
- 1 can of coconut milk
- 1 cup vegetable stock
- 3 green onions chopped
- 1 tsp dried thyme leaves
- 6 small waxy potatoes cleaned and cut into chunks
- 1 tsp scotch bonnet chili chopped
- 2 ripe tomatoes chopped
Instructions
Marinate the Lamb
- Mix the Lamb with 1 tbsp curry powder, salt, pepper, ginger, allspice, and turmeric, and marinade in the fridge for 2 hours or overnight.
Saute the ingredients
- Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan
- Add a tbsp of curry powder.
- Fry the meat in batches, and set the browned meat aside in a bowl.
- With oil in the pan, fry the onion over a medium heat,
- When the onion browns, add the ginger and garlic.
- Continue to cook for 1-2 minutes, but don’t let the garlic burn
- Add a little coconut milk and the scotch bonnet chilis, mix it in
- Then add the Lamb back into the pan.
- Stir it all together and then add the rest of the coconut milk, tomatoes, thyme, and vegetable stock
Cook in oven
- Cook the stew in a low oven, around 300 F for 2 hours.
- Add the potatoes and the sliced spring onions, and simmer for another 30-45 minutes, until the potatoes are cooked.
- Serve with rice (I used coconut jasmine rice).
Video
Nutrition
Cooking Secrets for Men
If you like this recipe for Jamaican Lamb Curry, you should try our recipe for Sausage Gravy and Biscuits.
Cooking Secrets for Men in the News
Shepherd Express (Milwaukee) article on our Cooking with Milwaukee Community Leaders show – you can read that article here.
Good Counsel HS (My Alma Mater) Magazine article about Cooking Secrets for Men, You can read that article here.
Meet Charlie DeSando – “Voyage Tampa” article, which you can read here.
CanvasRebel Magazine Interview, which you can read here.
Another great international YouTube collab, the Foods of Jamaica.
Looks delicious Charlie. I love the Jamaican look. 🙂