Belize Recipes
Where Creole, Maya, and Garifuna share the stew pot. Not sure what to eat in Belize? Start with Hudut, Garnaches, Belizean Bread Pudding and Fry Jacks. Here are 9 authentic Belize recipes, each from a specific region, with cultural context and dietary substitutions for every table.
9 recipes
Belizean Stew ChickenBelize City, Belize · easy · 1 h 20 minChicken marinated in recado rojo, browned in caramelized sugar, and stewed dark, served with rice and beans.
Belizean Stew Chicken Fry JacksBelize City, Belize · easy · 35 minPuffy, crisp triangles of fried dough eaten with refried beans, eggs, or jam, the golden centerpiece of a Belizean breakfast.
GarnachesBelize City, Belize · easy · 35 minCrisp fried tortillas topped with refried beans, cheese, and pickled cabbage, Belize's favorite street snack-lunch.
Belizean Bread PuddingBelize City, Belize · easy · 1 h 20 minA dense, dark bread pudding rich with coconut, raisins, and rum, spiced and baked until firm, a Belizean classic.
Belizean Rice and BeansBelize City, Belize · easy · 8 h 55 minRed kidney beans and rice cooked together in coconut milk until fluffy and fragrant; the Sunday staple of Belize, quite distinct from stew beans served over rice.
HudutBelize City, Belize · medium · 1 hThe Garifuna signature of Belize: fish simmered in a coconut broth called sere, served with fu-fu, green and ripe plantains pounded into a soft, sticky mash.
Belizean Potato SaladBelize City, Belize · easy · 40 minSoft cubes of boiled potato and chopped egg with peas and carrots in a creamy mayonnaise and mustard dressing, the cool scoop beside stew chicken and rice and beans.
Panades (Belizean Fish-Filled Corn Turnovers)Belize City, Belize · medium · 1 h 15 minLittle half-moons of achiote-tinted corn masa filled with a seasoned fish hash, fried crisp and eaten hot with a sharp, fiery curtido of onion, habanero and vinegar.
Belizean Shrimp CevicheBelize City, Belize · easy · 1 hChopped shrimp steeped in plenty of fresh lime juice with ripe tomato, onion, cucumber, cilantro and habanero, served cold with crisp corn tortilla chips.
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