British Virgin Island Cuisine

The British Virgin Islands is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. It consists of over 50 islands and cays located in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Originally part of the Dutch Empire, the Islands were acquired by Britain in 1672.

The largest islands of the group are Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and Jost Van Dyke. Road Town, the capital and largest town, is situated on Tortola.

Caribbean Island Cuisine

Garlic Pork

Ingredients

3-4 pounds lean pork (with just a little fat)

2 pints vinegar

1/2 pound garlic

1 bunch thyme (I broad leaf and 4 stalks fine leaf)

6-8 wiri-wiri peppers

4-6 cloves

4 teaspoon salt

Method

Cut pork into suitable sized pieces. Steep pork in a solution of 1/2-pint vinegar and water, then lift out using two forks and put into a large jar or bottle.

Pound garlic peppers and thyme. Add to the rest of the vinegar. Add salt and clove. Pour over pork, making sure that there is enough liquid to cover pork completely.

Leave to soak for about 3 - 4 days or longer if possible. Into a pan, put pork with some of the vinegar liquid and leave it to boil until liquid evaporates.

The fat of the pork should also melt supplying the fat in which the pork will fry until brown. Serve hot.

Caribbean Island Cuisine

Caribbean Island Cuisine