Name: Jerk ox heart and aubergine
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 400g ox heart cut on an angle into 3mm slices (see notes below); ½ a small bunch mint roughly chopped; 50g watercress; extra-virgin olive oil; 2 scotch bonnet chillies deseeded and roughly chopped; 2 spring onions roughly chopped; 3 cloves garlic roughly chopped; a splash vegetable oil; 1 tsp ground allspice; 2 tsp soft dark brown sugar; 1 shallot finely sliced into rings; 3 tbsp white wine vinegar; 4 tbsp red wine vinegar; 4 tbsp olive oil; a few sprigs thyme leaves picked and chopped; 2 large aubergines sliced into 1cm discs

400g ox heart
cut on an angle into 3mm slices (see notes below)
½ a small bunch mint
roughly chopped
50g watercress
extra-virgin olive oil

JERK MARINADE

2 scotch bonnet chillies
deseeded and roughly chopped
2 spring onions
roughly chopped
3 cloves garlic
roughly chopped
a splash vegetable oil
1 tsp ground allspice
2 tsp soft dark brown sugar

AUBERGINES

1 shallot
finely sliced into rings
3 tbsp white wine vinegar
4 tbsp red wine vinegar
4 tbsp olive oil
a few sprigs thyme
leaves picked and chopped
2 large aubergines
sliced into 1cm discs

Method

step 1
To make the marinade, put the scotch bonnets, spring onions, garlic and a splash of oil into a small food processor or blender and whizz until smooth. Tip into a bowl and stir in the remaining ingredients. Add the ox heart, mix well and chill for at least 1 hour.
step 2
To make the aubergines, put the sliced shallot into a small bowl, toss with the white wine vinegar and some seasoning, and leave for 30 minutes.
step 3
Put the red wine vinegar, 2 tbsp olive oil, thyme and some seasoning into a bowl, and whisk together. Add the aubergines and marinate for at least 30 minutes.
step 4
Heat a griddle pan over a medium heat or barbecue to medium and cook the aubergines, in batches if necessary, for 5 minutes on each side or until cooked through and charred. Put in a low oven to keep warm.
step 5
Put the shallots with 2 tbsp of its marinade and 2 tbsp of olive oil into a large bowl. Add the mint, watercress and aubergines, and toss well.
step 6
Heat a large, non-stick frying pan over a high heat. Drain the ox heart of its marinade and season. Cook, in batches if necessary (don’t overcrowd the pan), for 30 seconds on each side, then tip into the aubergine salad. Toss gently, then serve.