Recipes

Mango Lambada Salsa

Ingredients:

  • Juice of lime
  • 1 Tbsp. Red onion, minced
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves
  • ½ jalapeno pepper (optional) seeded and minced.

Directions:

Combine all ingredients and let stand for 5 to 10minutes. Toss before serving. Serves 5 as a side dish. Serves well with grilled fish, pork, chicken and chips.

Mango Margarita

Ingredients:

  • 2 slices of Island Tropicks dried mango (Soak in water for 30min. to 1 hour)
  • ¾ ounce fresh lime juice
  • ½ ounce sugar syrup
  • ½ ounce cointreau
  • 1 ounce tequila
  • Ice
  • Coarse salt (to coat rim of glass)

Directions:

Blend mango, sugar syrup and lime juice in a blender. Transfer mango mixture to a cocktail mixing glass and add cointreau, tequila and ice. Shake well. Strain into a chilled salted cocktail glass.

Mangolito

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups Island Tropicks dried mango slice
  • 1/2 cup water, 1cup ice
  • 1 lemonsito or lime
  • 1 teaspon sugar

Directions:

Put all ingredients in the blender and blend at highest speed until almost smooth. Pour mangolito into each glass and garnish with lemonsito or lime. Serve immediately.

Wacky Mango

Ingredients:

  • 1 envelope (1Tbsp.) Unflavored gelatin
  • 500grams Island Tropicks dried mango (Soak in water for 30min. to 1 hour)
  • ½ c water
  • ½ c sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. Lime juice
  • 1 c Heavy cream

Directions:

Put soaked dried mangoes in the blender with ½ C water, blend. Sprinkle the gelatin in 1/3 C cold water, then dissolve, stirring, over low heat. Mix the blended mango, sugar, lime juice and gelatin. Whip the cream until stiff, then fold lightly, but thoroughly into the mango mixture. Pour into a mold, rinsed out with cold water. Refrigerate until set. Unmold and serve plain or garnished with slices of mango. Serves 6.

Hot Mango Marinade

Ingredients:

  • 6lbs. Beef Ribs
  • 200grams Island Tropicks dried mango (soaked in water for 30min. to 1 hour) chopped in cubes.
  • ¼ C water
  • 1 jalapeno
  • ¼ C ketchup
  • ¼ C Tequila
  • ¼ C freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 2 T oyster sauce
  • 2 T honey
  • 6 cloves garlic, finely minced
  • ¼ C finely minced ginger
  • ¼ C chopped cilantro sprigs

Directions:

Combine the chopped mango with jalapeno in a blender. Blend. Transfer mixture to a bowl and combine with the ketchup, tequila, lime juice, oyster sauce, honey, garlic, ginger and cilantro.

Marinade the ribs on both sides with half the marinade. Leave the marinated beef overnight. Grill the ribs in charcoal or wood and baste with the extra marinade, serve when reached to desired doneness.