This October it's Black History Month and we're celebrating the achievements and contributions of black people across our stores, sites and those doing great things in our communities. Our development Chef, Jon, is in the kitchen with some of our colleagues enjoying learning how to cook some new dishes.

At Morrisons, we’re also continuing the conversation about the role we all play in standing against racial discrimination in society.

This year the theme is “Proud to be” and we’ll be hearing from some of our colleagues about their heritage, role models, hopes for the future and what they’re proud to be.

Fiona's Escovitch Fish

What better way to celebrate Black History Month than with delicious food! Join our Regional People Manager, Fiona, on how to cook her version of the Caribbean dish Escovitch Fish. Dig in to Fiona's delicious recipe below. The dish is usually made with snapper or red bream, but you can try it with sea bream or seabass if you prefer. 

Ingredients

  • Fish - usually use Snapper or Red Bream but you can use either Sea Bream or Seabass
  • 1 lime or lemon
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced  
  • 2 carrots, cut into thin strips
  • 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 Scotch Bonnet peppers, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup of white vinegar
  • Vegetable oil 
  • Salt (optional if using all-purpose seasoning)
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp of fish or all-purpose seasoning 

Please note the amount of ingredients required will depend on volume of fish being used

To prepare fish 

  1. Rinse well and squeeze lemon or lime to cleanse. Season fish with fish seasoning, salt and pepper. (You can marinate overnight or season on the day). Deep fry the whole fish, over a high heat, until crispy.

To prepare marinade

  1. Place the sliced onions, peppers, carrots, scotch bonnet and white vinegar in the small pan.
  2. Bring to boil and allow to simmer for a few minutes.

To serve

  1. Place the fish in a dish and pour the marinated vegetables over the fish.

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Dehe's Cote D'Ivoire Grilled Lamb and Attieke

Meet one of our colleagues, Dehe, sharing her classic and delicious recipe for Attieke with lamb chops originating from Cote D'Ivoire in Africa. Watch Dehe show chef Jon how to make this versatile celebration dish, packed full of flavour, and keep scrolling to check out the full recipe.

Ingredients

  • Lamb Cutlets
  • Oil
  • English mustard
  • Vegetable stock cubes
  • 2-3 cloves garlic
  • 2 onions
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 400g chopped tomatoes
  • 1 red chilli or Scotch Bonnet
  • 200g Attieke (Cassava Cous Cous) available in specialist shops or use standard cous cous
  • 1/2 cucumber
  • 2 peppers (red pepper/yellow pepper)
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped
  • Fresh lemon for the juice


Method

  1. First make the marinade for the lamb, crush up 1x stock cube and mix with salt pepper and a little oil with some English mustard (about 2x teaspoons), in a large bowl coat the lamb chops well, and chill until needed.
  2. If using Attieke, crumble the defrosted Cassava Cous Cous with your hands before steaming for 10-15 minutes until soft and fluffy, if using standard couscous, cook following the pack instructions.
  3. Make a sauce/dressing for the lamb by blending the tinned chopped tomatoes with 1/2 an onion peeled and chopped, 1x red chilli, 1x clove of garlic, a splash of olive oil, and blend until smooth. Add to a pan, crumble in a stock cube and bring to the boil. Simmer until cooked down by half, remove from the pan and pour into a serving dish.
  4. To make the salad, roughly chop the cucumber, peppers, onion and fresh tomatoes and mix together with a little oil and lemon juice. 
  5. Grill the Lamb chops until charred on both sides and allow to rest for 5-10 minutes. In a frying pan add a little oil and add the last garlic clove sliced thinly and a finely chopped onion and cooked and golden brown, stir in the couscous and season well.
  6. Serve the cous cous on a serving platter, with the salad and the lamb chops and pour over the sauce. Enjoy!

David & Caroline's Fried Rice & African Buns

In our latest video, David and his Mum Caroline show us how to make Fried Rice with Chicken and Puff Puff Buns. Tuck in to the recipe below. 

Ingredients

Fried Rice:

  • Basmati rice 500g
  • Frozen mixed veg (including carrots, peas, sweetcorn)
  • Onion 
  • Curry powder
  • Dried thyme
  • Chicken stock cube 
  • Whole ginger fresh 
  • Chicken of your choice, we recommend chicken thighs

Puff Puff/African Buns: 

  • Self raising flour 500g
  • Whole nutmeg 
  • Eggs
  • Sunflower oil
  • Sugar 


Method

Chicken & Fried Rice:

  1. Peel and chop carrots and onions and chop the ginger. 
  2. Cook the rice as per pack instructions with water, stock cube and curry powder until tender. Once the rice is cooked and strained, heat some oil in a large frying pan or pot, and fry the carrot, onion and ginger until softened. Stir in the rice and cook until just gently browned.
  3. While the rice is cooking marinade the chicken by mixing a crumbled up stock cube, a pinch of curry powder, a good grind of pepper and some sesame seeds (black and white sesame seeds work great) add some oil just to bind the marinade together and rub into the chicken, place on a baking tray and bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes at 190oc till juices run clear.

African Buns:

  1. Bind the flour egg and milk together, to make a dough
  2. Heat the oil for frying carefully and test with a little bit of the dough, if the dough floats and begins to colour the oil is at the correct temperature. 
  3. Add the dough in little balls carefully into the hot oil, around 3-4 at a time, once they are floating and golden brown on all sides they are ready, place on a tray with a bit of kitchen towel so they can drain off any excess oil.
  4. Serve all with the fried rice 

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Rene's Jollof Rice

Rene shares his Jollof Rice recipe with us and chats to Jon about growing up in Ghana. You can watch the video here, and check out the full recipe below. In the video, Rene talks about cooking from the heart, using your senses to detemine how much of certain ingredients to use. We've added some quantities in the recipe below to give you a starting point, but feel free to experiment to your tastebuds.  

 

Ingredients

  • Vegetable Oil
  • 400g Long grain rice
  • 1 onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 400g chopped tomatoes
  • 1 piece of fresh root ginger
  • 1 Scotch Bonnet chilli
  • 2-3 tbsps tomato puree
  • 1 beef stock cube 
  • 150g frozen mixed vegetables (optional)
  • 1 litre water
  • 400g stewing beef, cut into smaller chunks
  • 1-2 tsps dried garlic
  • 1 tsp dried ginger 
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 3 bay leaves 
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Method

  1. Add oil to a pan and add the finely chopped onion, fry till golden brown and aromatic (this will take 5-6 minutes).
  2. While the onion is cooking, add the chopped tomatoes to a bowl and add the garlic and the scotch bonnet (half if you don't want it too spicy) blend this until smooth.
  3. Add the tomatoes to the oil and onion in the pan, and cook untill reduced and sticky. This can take a while, but it's worth the wait!
  4. While you are cooking down the tomato puree, marinade the beef in dried garlic, paprika, dried ginger salt and pepper, heat a little oil in a pan and add the beef, cook till golden brown and allow to simmer on a low heat for 10-15 minutes.
  5. Add the tomato puree to the pan and cook out, add the rice, the mixed vegetables, the bay leaves, the stock cube, the cooked beef and the water, bring to the boil, cover with foil, and a lid then simmer for 30 minutes (or more).
  6. When cooked, add salt and pepper if needed. Serve and enjoy. 

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