🇧🇧 Cou-Cou & Steam Flying Fish 🇧🇧 Bajan Style

flying fish

🥗Healthier: grilled chicken

💰Cheaper: tilapia

Tilapia is more affordable and widely available.

cornmeal

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: polenta

Polenta is often less expensive and still provides a similar texture.

Bake sweet potato until done.

Prepare pickle cucumber with juice of half a lime and half a teaspoon of salt.

Season lionfish with green seasoning and roll tightly.

Prepare gravy by adding 1.5 cups of water, peppers, onions, tomatoes, butter, and thyme to a pot; bring to a boil then reduce to medium heat.

Add seasoned lionfish to the gravy and cover; cook for about 8 minutes.

In another pot, bring 4 cups of water to a boil and add salt.

Add okra to boiling water and cook until tender.

In a bowl, mix 2 cups of cornmeal with enough water to cover; set aside.

Once okra is cooked, pour off excess water but leave about 3/4 cup in the pot.

Pour cornmeal mixture into the pot with okra water and stir constantly for about 35 minutes until thickened.

Add more water as needed to achieve desired texture while stirring constantly.

Grease a bowl with butter and transfer the cooked cou-cou mixture into it, shaping it into a smooth ball.

Serve cou-cou with gravy, sweet potato, okra, and pickled cucumber.

Cooking Techniques

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