St. Lucia Remembered

Today, my boys and I are reliving our family vacation to St. Lucia through the food

Yum! Up first, zesty jerk shrimp kebabs. This is fabulous. Then jerk wontons and Caribbean salsa

So thin and crisp, Jamie. And Bobby stops by to make the perfect side dish

So rich and so creamy. Coconut orange cashew rice. And then finally, you can bet your bottom dollar that these frozen chocolate bananas are a winner

Tastes like money to me too, Bobby. Stick around, because we're having a ball reliving our family vacation

I feel like I'm back in St. Lucia, Mama. I know. We had so much fun in St. Lucia, y'all

Today we're incorporating a lot of the Caribbean flavors that we tasted when we were down there

We've got some dry jerk seasoning here, and we've got some wet jerk here

We're going to do a marinade for some shrimp. That's right, son. Now, we're making jerk shrimp kebabs

I am peeling our ginger, and I think that you need one and a half teaspoons

Is that right? Here's what I'm saying, one and a half teaspoons. Now, you can't have a Caribbean flavor without jerk

So you can find this off of foodnetwork.com. This is a jerk seasoning

We've turned it into a marinade. So we're going to take a half a cup of this, Mom. Okie doke

There's a bunch of different things in this little bit of liquid, so y'all go online and check this out

It's got super-duper flavor. I love it. And to this, I'm going to add half a cup of olive oil

Okay, I could eat this ginger straight, y'all. Got a half a cup of oil, Mom, going in here, and I'm going to whip this together

You're going to grate a little bit of the ginger, and we're going to dump our shrimp right in here

This is going to marinate for about 15 minutes and soak up some of these flavors. I'm going to be careful with my measurements on this because I don't want to..

This is such a big flavor. I don't want to override the jerk with too much ginger

Okay. Are you going to eyeball that? Well, that looks... That looks about like one and a half teaspoons

It smells so good. So there you go. Now, I'm going to put..

We're using large shrimp today. I'm going to put these shrimp in here. And now, while you're doing that, I'm going to get started on our jerk wontons with salsa

Let me get these covered. Let's see if I can cut the whole stack at one time. And these are just a store-bought wonton

Look how beautiful these shrimp are. Oh, my goodness. Don't you just know that is going to be good

Yes. Okay, going into the fridge for 15 minutes on these. Okay. You don't want to marinate fish and seafood for very long because it'll break it down and make it mealy

These little wontons feel so good. Okay, now what we're going to put on this is the same exact seasoning that we put on our shrimp

except this doesn't have any of the liquids in it. This is just a dry mix. This doesn't have any of the oils or any of those things

And I'm just going to dust these with, of course, some butter. I want these to crisp up really nice and brown

and I also want this dry rub to stick to them. So we're going to go with our favorite old staple

Brush them with butter. Melted butter. These are kind of like homemade chips with some extra zine

Yes. These are going to be delicious. So what was your most memorable

I know what was my most memorable. What was yours? Doing that

The zipline. The zipline, yes. Great time of day. People talk to us about that all the time

I said, these boys are trying to hurt me. Mom got stuck in the middle

I went, I slid back into the middle, and one of the professionals had to come out and get me

But you know, it was so much fun. Mom, these are going to go in the oven now at 350 for just about four to six minutes

Y'all be careful with these because you don't want to burn them. Well, I'm going to start on our salsa

And I've got a red bell pepper. I've got a yellow bell pepper

Now, Mom, I'm going to peel our cucumber. I'm going to chop it up pretty fine for our salsa

We've got everything we need here, Jamie, to make a wonderful salsa

Pineapple salsa is one of my favorites. Just gonna make those St. Lucious memories come back to us through our taste buds

Now I'm gonna do this pineapple, okay? We're going straight off the core with this

All right, now I'm gonna... I'm mincing my red bell pepper pretty fine, y'all

I'm just gonna take it right off the core. That pineapple's gorgeous, son

Nice and juicy. I'm using this whole pineapple, Mom, and it's yielding about three cups

Here's the red bell pepper. All right, now I'm dicing up my yellow bell pepper

But, you know, I don't like too big a chunk of bell pepper

So there's the yellow. And now one bunch of cilantro. While you doing that Mom I going to put our liquid in here okay Okey Now what we going to put in here is three tablespoons of apple juice strong smelling i know gosh that is so strong smelling got three

tablespoons of the apple juice concentrate uh-huh and there's your jalapenos son oh yeah can't

forget the jalapenos that's two and three i'm gonna put one tablespoon of olive oil that looks

It looks so good, Jamie. The pineapple looks incredible in there. And I've got a couple of jalapenos here

I've taken the seeds out because we don't want it so hot that we can't eat it. No

Okay, mama, put in the cilantro. That's really an impact. Well, the cilantro gives it such flavor. Mm-hmm

All right, son, you want me to get our chips out of the oven? You want to check them

I know they're ready. little salt on this one. Okay, yes. Oh

these look yummy. Oh, yeah. Look at those side. Beautiful. I think that's going to be good

Let's test it. You want to? This is a really nice alternative to a chip

Look how light that is. Uh-huh. That is so thin and crisp, Jamie

Did I get a big enough bite? I don't know. I think I'm going to Mmm

Yum. The seasoning on these chips, that's what makes it good. You got the spicy, the pineapple

We both love it. And when we come back, we're going to have more. Y'all stick around

Up next, Bobby and I explore the flavors of the Caribbean with coconut orange cashew rice

Wow, it looks great. I know. Yeah. Then we're firing up the grill for those tasty shrimp kebabs

This is fabulous. And for dessert, y'all, Jamie's chocolate dip frozen bananas

Hey, y'all, look. He looks different, doesn't he? And I was watching you and Jamie

I was listening to y'all kind of reliving the St. Lucia trip that we had. Yes, didn't we have a ball

So, so much fun. I've got some great memories from that trip. I know. It was so much fun

And we also had some great food, didn't we, Bobby? Yeah, we did. And in honor of that, we're going to make coconut orange cashew rice

All right, so I've got our pot right here. All right. A couple of tablespoons of olive oil

I think one and a half is what we're looking for. Okey-doke. It's just enough to get it going

And I'm going to squeeze the juice of this whole orange in there with that rice

Okay. One whole orange we're mixing in with our olive oil. This is big

They are big oranges. I've got another orange here that I'm going to section out

so when the rice is done, we're going to toss them in, right

Right at the last minute. So we can have the whole sections of the orange

All right, so, Sonny boy, put us about a cup and a half of rice in there

In just a second, we're going to get to the coconut milk. And I'm going to spill a little rice in your kitchen while I'm at

That's all right. We're just going to kind of brown this rice off. Not really brown it, but we're going to give it a nice little start

And son, if you would put a teaspoon of salt. We'll pinch

No, about a teaspoon. Well, I'm going to pinch. Okay, we'll pinch again

I'm pinching. Here we go. All right, I got a third cup of water, and I'm going to add a 14-ounce container of coconut milk

Okay. Do you remember the fishing trip? We've all got our favorite memories from this trip to St. Lucia

The fishing trip was really, really awesome. And we saw all these whales

14-ounce container of coconut milk. We saw whales, and then what did you see

You saw the back of your eyelids after a very short time. Listen, y'all, when I get on our little boat, I go to sleep

We're going fishing. We go out, and Mama goes to sleep. So Jamie and I are just goofing off on the boat

and there's one fish on that boat, y'all. It had been caught that morning, and that fish was frozen

Jamie and I decided to put that fish on the hook and let that fish out and wake you up, startle you awake

saying, Mama, there's a fish on, there's a fish on. And Mama started reeling that fish in

Y'all, I was beside myself with excitement. You're not half as beside yourself as I was

It was hilarious. Beside myself. All right, this coconut rice is beginning to thicken up a little bit

But yeah, Bobby, we're going to let the rice simmer for about 20 minutes. And let's move back down here to finish up our shrimp kabobs

You and Jamie started on this already. Y'all have already got the shrimp marinating, and they're ready to go

Yes. And this recipe is really, really simple. All we're going to do is I'm going to clean out this one big red bell pepper

forget the seeds and sort of the skeleton out of it. And I'm going to cut it into like one-inch square chunks

big enough to put on a skewer. I have just cut our onion into chunks

I'm going to put them about pieces that big. I love a kebab. I love kebabs too

We're going to just dress these with a little olive oil and salt, right

Yes, that's right. Probably a couple of tablespoons into this bowl. Just enough to toss and coat these vegetables in

What do I have here? Parsley to cut up. That gonna be our garnish for a little bit later on All right so I gonna just mince up our parsley real good All right son And we just going to coat these vegetables Yeah you can throw our tomatoes in there

Nice cherry tomatoes. They'll probably be about 15 or so. You're just going to kind of coat them in this oil and salt and pepper and you in some onions and salt and pepper

I'm good coated in olive oil. Throw the peppers in there. and I'm just going to use my hands

and turn this stuff over and try to get a little bit of olive oil and salt and pepper on to all these vegetables

All right, there you go. And so we're just going to skewer these

onto our wooden skewers. That's right, just like you would do any kind of kebab. I love like the parsley makes them look

you know, herby and fresh. All right, I'm going to go ahead and..

Yeah, go ahead and get those on the grill, son. Oh my gosh, look at our rice, Bobby

Oh wow, it looks great. I know. Yeah. I'm going to toss the cashews in now

All right. And I'm going to cover that back. And I'm just going to slip my knife in next to that membrane

And look at that. Look at that beautiful orange section. that is free of any membrane or seed

And I'm gonna section this whole orange, Bobby. And then I'm gonna toss this into our rice

right at the last second. Yeah, that looks great. You know, the thing I like about a kebab

is they're only limited by your imagination. You can do anything you want. Right, you can put anything you want to on

You know, you can have a lot of fun with a kebab. Yes. These look great

And they should only take a few minutes. Mm, mm, mm, mm

I feel like I'm back in St. Lucia, Mama. I know. I'm fixing to toss in the orange

So the rice looks and smells delicious. Bobby, our rice looks wonderful. It do

Kebabs are going, and when we come back, we're going to do chocolate frozen dipped bananas

one of my brother's favorites. Coming up next, the boys in our are making the perfect tropical treat

Frozen chocolate coconut bananas. And later, we're going to show you some of our favorite memories

from that family vacation. So, Jamie, guess what? You've always said that you were going to open a frozen banana thing

Please show me how you're going to do it. We're making Jamie's favorite chocolate-dipped frozen bananas with coconut, y'all

Every time Jamie gets a belly full of his brother and me

he threatens us with the fact that he's going to go to a beach out of this country

and he is going to open up a frozen banana stand. This would be my dream is to have a frozen banana shop

down in the Caribbean somewhere and only be open long enough just to have lunch

I'm not going to be open but an hour or so a day. But this is a great... Oh, you're going to be rich

Yeah. That's my dream. He's going to show us how people are going to take this idea

and then what are you going to do then? I don't know. When there's 10,000 frozen banana stands on the beach

and there you come. I guess I'm stuck with y'all. But a man can dream

And this is super simple and super quick, too. We're doing this before we eat, so let's get started

All right. Okay. Bobby, you got three bananas. I want you to cut it into about six or seven sections a piece. Okay

Round-wise. Y'all cut that into, I want six. Oh, look, he's already the boss

He's running the joint. He's getting ready. Look. One, two, three, four

You have employees? Dude, I got work to do down here. Look, two cups of chocolate chips are going in here

Oh, Lord. And I'm going to put into this double boiler and get this melted down

So, Jamie, this is going to make you the fortune? Every egg I have is in the frozen banana business

I'm going to put a tablespoon of oil into this chocolate as well. Would you like for me to skewer your bananas, son

You can skewer those, Mama, as Bobby gets them done. Would you like for me to skewer them like this

I'm done. I'm clocking out. You know what? Listen, we're not laughing at you, son

We're laughing with you. Well, I might be 80 years old, but that's the plan

Now take your bananas, Mama. Okay. Let's put them down in here. And dip them in your chocolate

That'll be $7,800, please. Glad I didn't have one. Now, Bobby, take your coconut and put it in the bottom of this pan

Mama, roll those up, and let's stack them up. Son, that looks good. Yeah, it's good

And we're just going to store these in the freezer now for a few hours

You know what? How about you two go start plating up some food, and I'll finish this. All right. Let's see, y'all

All right, Bobby. I started dipping the rice. Oh, my God. I know

Your brother's so funny. It's, you know, Jamie's like you. He really is quick to laugh at himself which is an awesome way to be I never got I didn get that I get real serious when people start laughing at me Come on stick these into the freezer y

Okay. That rice looks and smells so good. Looks delicious. Wow, we need bigger plates

I know, that is a plate full of, look at that little fish plate

Isn't that precious? That's awesome. This rice is my favorite rice. Is it

Mm-mm. All right, pass me a fork. Thank you. Maybe we might need to do the rice business instead

Say it, talk it, talk it. This is fabulous. Tastes like the beach

I love the nuttiness of the coconut. Tastes like St. Lucia. I mean, to me, that reminds me of some of the things that we had in St. Lucia

Oh, definitely. Mm-hmm. Yum, yum. When we come back, we're going to taste my brother's frozen chocolate coconut bananas

Coming up next, our frozen bananas are ready to sample. These first couple are on the house

Oh, good. And don't go away, because we're going to share some of the most outrageous moments from our trip

It's something you've got to see to believe. This is my first day of business

I don't think these ragamuffins can afford what I'm selling. These first couple are on the house

Oh, good, thank you. That's not a very good way to start your business, I wouldn't say

Oh. It's good. They are frozen, y'all. Mm. Mm. Mm. Mm. Jamie, the good news is, smell money

Tastes like retirement. It's so good. Good, good, good. But guys, before we go, I want to ask y'all, do y'all remember me doing the cocoa dance in that big kettle

Oh my gosh, I got a picture of that. I mashed the cocoa beans with my feet

Mama got in a big barrel with her bare feet and mashed up cocoa beans

It was so slippery. I think this is the first chocolate I've had since I saw that, actually

It was quite a sight. Yeah, and I think of it, I vowed never to have chocolate again after that. How have you done this to me

That was a lot of fun. In fact, our whole trip was so much fun, y'all. And I think it's only befitting to share some of our favorite moments from our family vacation

Woo! Got it? All right, here we go. Yeah? Here we go

Over here on a side. Whoa, whoa, whoa. I'll never eat another piece of chocolate without thinking about Mama's feeding

What are we doing? We're ziplining through the rainforest! Oh, no! Am I scared

Yes. She's scared, guys. How many times you done this, son? Actually, it's my first day at work

Oh, my God! It's his first day on the job. I'm ready

You ready? I hate y'all. Hit it

Keep your hand away. Yo, mama! Yo, mama! That's great. I can't believe she did it

And of course, there was some great food. Do I smell something cooking

There ain't never been a chicken that got away from old Paula. You sure you ain't from Georgia, girl

No, I'm from St. Lucia. St. Lucia is truly a food lover's paradise

You're good, girl. You're good. Thank you. And we sampled it all

Well, we want this one. One? I can eat that one by myself

Okay, can we get two like this? And then there was that infamous fishing trip

Get him, Mama. Oh, he's biting. He's biting. Oh, my gosh. Mom actually thought she was catching a fish

Look at that. Ooh! Ooh! He's frozen! He's frozen

Help! Y'all, we saw some amazing things in St. Lucia. Do your pirate talk

Arr, Mikey! We had some great fun. Woo! Perfect

But the best part, y'all, was being with my family. Cheers. Cheers

Y'all, I've had so much fun with these little monkeys today. And I hope y'all have too

God knows I love them better than I love ice cream. Listen, we always send y'all loving best dishes from our kitchens to y'all

Have a good time and go take that vacation. Enjoy. See y'all at the beach

It's going to be funny