Bahamian Fire Engine

Name: Bahamian Fire Engine
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Latin American, American
Ingredients: 1-2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1/2 diced onion; 1/2 diced green pepper; 1 can corned beef; juice of 1/2 a lime; 1 teaspoon thyme; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; crushed red pepper, to taste; salt & pepper, to taste; rice or grits for serving

7 steps

Prep:10minCook:10min

Fire engine is a very popular breakfast dish in the Bahamas. It's composed of steamed corned beef and vegetables, then served over rice or grits.

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 23:56:18 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories259.2 kcal (13%)

Total Fat16.3 g (23%)

Carbs3.8 g (1%)

Sugars1.9 g (2%)

Protein23.7 g (47%)

Sodium962.1 mg (48%)

Fiber0.9 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 tablespoonsvegetable oil

0.5onion

0.5green pepper

1 teaspoonthyme

2 tablespoonstomato paste

or grits, for serving

Instructions

Step 1

Heat a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the vegetable oil until heated through.

Step 2

Add the onion and green pepper. Fry until softened, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Add the corned beef, thyme, and lime to the pan, breaking up the corned beef as it cooks

Step 4

Allow the corned beef mixture to fry for about 3 minutes, or until the beef and the vegetables begin to come together. Stir in the tomato paste, along with the crushed red pepper.

Step 5

Optional: At this point, you may wish to add in some water to make the corned beef mixture "looser".

Step 6

Let the mixture blend together for another 1-2 minutes, then season with salt and pepper, as desired.

Step 7

Serve warm with rice or grits.

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