Spinners (Caribbean Hand-Spun Dumplings)

Chris reached for spinners to anchor his Moroccan tagine. Spinners are a category of rustic Caribbean dumpling — particularly Jamaican — made from a stiff dough of flour, salt and water, then rolled between the palms into short, tapered cylinders (the "spinning" motion that gives them their name). They're dropped straight into soups and stews — oxtail, run-down, beef soup, pumpkin — where they thicken the broth slightly and pick up its flavor. Texture is dense and chewy by design. Keep them small (3–4 cm); they swell as they cook, and oversized spinners stay gummy in the center.