Barbados Conkies /Stew dumpling 

Hi Tinarine, I enjoy your recipes; I grew up in Barbados during the 60's Conkies and stew dumplings are the same thing. I use milk but never eggs in my conkies. All the other ingredients you use I do too.

Thank you for this video!!! You are preserving Barbadian culture ❤

Tina you bring back some childhood memories..them conkies look so delicious

Putting the banana leaf scraps at the bottom of the steaming pot is a master stroke!! Good job. And you make them generous like me girl

Just wanted to to say thanks for posting. My husband and I watch your videos every Sunday. When you don’t post, we watch older ones. He’s Bajan. You always bring back memories for him. You are also teaching me how to cook Bajan food too which he loves. So again thank you very much.

I use brown sugar and instead of corn meal, I use corn flour. That is what my grandmother used. They come out very nice and smooth.

Your recipes are always welcome. Remember, variety is the spice of life. I too am Bajan and strongly relate to the comments you often make in the course of your presentations. As an older person, I find it important to point out that the making of conkies in November long predated Independence. As far as I remember, it was associated with Guy Fawkes Day. For those who may not know, Guy Fawkes was the Irish guy associated with the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 -the intention of which was to blow up the British House of Parliament. He was unsuccessful in so doing and was consequently hanged. The English celebration that thereafter followed was called Guy Fawkes Day. In Barbados, celebration of the event included mass fireworks displays throughout the island and just about every household had its supplies of conkies to which every child looked forward. It has often been said that bajans are “more English than the English” so you can understand why the event was celebrated with such gusto. In terms of cooking, many persons now resort to doing so in roasters in the oven which they find an easier method.

I remember when I first made them conkies for my Husband he was so Happy. He called everyone lol. My his soul rest in peace.

I just made this evening using your recipe ( which I like better than the recipe I had)they really melt in your mouth ...just in time for Independence 🇧🇧thank you all your wonderful recipes they have all worked out wonderfully for me

My grandmother used milk and sweerpotates for donkey years no egg😂😂😂😂😂😂

Love this recipe - I’ve never made them but I will try them for Christmas!

Hi Tinaraine, this looks so delicious thank you so much for making this video Have a great day!

Conkies 🫔 I love them so much. I’m from Barbados 🇧🇧

It looks lovely.

Thanks for the recipe couldn't remember everything in it. I will be trying it tomorrow I'm prepping now.

Love watching your videos. Brings back those childhood memories. I am living in the UK. I use foil as I've never come across banana leaves.

This looks amazing👍❤️😍

I make your recipe today and they are delicious thank you my friend

Those conkies look delicious.

Love you cooking videos...

Making some next weekend...enjoyed watching as usual..thanks Tina

Good evening Tina nice conkies. I made some two week ago for my family and they came out lovely and i will be making some more before independence.

Hi, I am a new subscriber. Thank you so much for this recipe. I will definitely make it.

Hi Tinaraine. Another good video. You had me cracking up when you talked about the larda, the crookus bag and making pap. 😂😂😂. You're right they never measured anything but everything always tasted real good.

Hi Tina, it is so good seeing you, was getting worried thought something was wrong. Happy Sunday! You put in your cookies what you prefer, continue doing what you are doing.

Mom I was looking and waiting for you missing you, conkies looks delicious 😋

Thanks for sharing Tina. Have not had them since I was a little girl.

I've been craving these for 10 years. I will make them this week

Hi Tinaraine lovely cooking very nice in Jamaica we call it blue draws I love it god bless 🙌

I try it thank for sharing this

Thanks so much I will buy that one because I’m making some for Thanksgiving 🙏🏿😘

I'm Guyanese and I love Conkies.

I like that you substitute the shortening for coconut oil 👍🏽 Absolutely, I am with you with all of the above except for the egg, no eggs in mine but that is my preference.

Hi Tina continue doing your wonderful delicious food ❤️👍👍

That was very good corn meal we got in barbados. And the pap we made for breakfast was so good

*conkies* the spell check got me.

Thank you for the Demonstration, will try it as a Trinidadian, we don't use milk and eggs and they are called Pamie, my Granny was Vincentian she taught me good food, love it, thank you.

Hi Tina all of your ingredients are correct don't you listen to what people have to say every body cook in many ways I am old school because I saw my mom put the same ingredients to the mixture keep up the good work.

Hi shouting out from Barbados I have one left in the fridge so iam going to heat it up an enjoy. Yea conkies and stew dumplings are the same the older folks never put rasins or eggs so they called them stew dumplings. I still dont use eggs because I learned from the old school❤ love your barbadian recipes.

I'm going to try it

Nice..

Wow! Looks delicious. Reminds me of the Pasteles from Puerto Rico. However this looks more like a dessert.

Thank you for your information god 🙏🙏 you

Well hello my friend thank you

I love raisins in my conkies.

Yes you add sweet potatoes. That is how my mom made it.

Hi Tina, your presentation is so bajan l0ve it.You take a flower bag for the corn meal. Conkies must raisins.

Hey Tina! I just put my turkey in the oven, lol, watching.

Tina I thought you ran away to 🇧🇧..Great to see you..

Back in the day we called them stew dumplings. ..I'm bajan...

This has inspired me to make some within the year. I've had my mom's recipe now for a while but am looking for the best food processor to grate the sweet potato and pumpkin. To my knowledge, conkies and stew dumplings are the same and must have sweet potato.

Hi Tina, it's a pleasure to see you again, appreciate the konkies recipe, just on time, i got my pumpkin and brought my corn flour last week, will be geting my banana leaves and my coconuts this week!

I love this recipe. How many conkies did this recipe make?

Good afternoon miss Tinarane... before I comment on your fabulous conkies . I'm happy to hear that my little sugar bear 🐻Camden is feeling better. I hope to see him in your Thanksgiving or Xmas video . It's always an added bonus . Now about the controversy over conkies . You must keep doing your thing , because it's all in the taste & presentation that matters. I believe the reason for the name stew dumplins is how you demonstrated the technique placing leaves in the bottom of the pot so water would not seep through hence the name " STEWDUMPLINS" . I find some of your viewers can be a bit critical . I don't think they know the definition of the word invent , because milk & eggs were around before you & I were born . My mother and grandmother all my old ancestors made conkies differently but they were delicious . I make my own with butternut or buttetcup squash which is rich in colour and tasty . All that said I will be making some for our independence. Until then ; keep sweet and as usual hugs and kisses 💋for baby Camden. Have a good day 💓

Hi Tiraraine, I'm surprised as a bajan you don't use mixed essence in none of your recipes.

I use both eggs and milk, it makes it very creamy. That's how I like it. Creamy.

Hey, was that all purpose flour you used? Thanks.

Good show. What is the size of the pot STEAMER and by whom is it made? Thanks

I don't want conkies without raisins lol ...must have and must be wrapped in banana leave

So sorry Tina I had to rewind and look again I saw it, so so sorry carry on, what is the name of the corn meal.you makes me laugh 😂

Can conkies be made in foil?

How much conkies will you get from this mixture.

Ok Tina can you send me one via Fed Ex please, lol, looks really good; not making any this year, too much is going on.

How many cookies does this recipe make.

Sweet potato alwas go into the conkies.

That is a lot of sugar. Thanks for sharing.

I have made some changes in my Conkies. I use coconut milk coconut palm sugar coconut oil and more cornflour than cornmeal.

Hi Tina everybody do them different

Conkies

My mom make her conkies just like how you are doing your

No egg in myp conkies, i never see my gran use egg.

Where is the coconut 🥥

Pass de plate !!!!!! I call ma ma'am tell her make me some but she say take to long !!!!! I am jealous right now 😆😆 or maybe just hungry 🍽 thanks, bajan living in U.S

What is pap?

How much lard would you use?

We call it dukonu in Ja i hate the stuff

That Devil worshipper "Guy Fawkes" had nothing to do with the black descendants of the enslaved of Barbados and their celebration of Independence and Bajan Conkies, the only link to such is two lines from Wikipedia.

Good evening. The original conkie / stew dumpling does not contain milk nor eggs. When you do that you are making cake. We should stick to the Bajan tradition and keep our Bajan culture. Do not invent. Thank you. Have a good night.

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