Jamaican cornmeal with okra/ Caribbean Cornmeal Cou-Cou recipe /turn cornmeal with okra and fry fish

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

okra

🥗Healthier: green beans

💰Cheaper: frozen peas

Green beans provide a similar texture.

Slice the okra into small pieces.

Prepare the ingredients: 2 cups of cornmeal, 1 cup of okra, and a mixture of onion, bell pepper, and garlic.

Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan and sauté the onion mixture.

Add the okra to the pan and sauté for 2 minutes.

Add water gradually to the cornmeal to prevent lumps, stirring continuously.

Add 1 tablespoon of butter to the cornmeal mixture and stir until shiny.

Season the fish with black pepper, salt, and fish seasoning on both sides.

Heat 1.5 cups of oil in a pan over medium flame for frying the fish.

Fry the fish until golden brown, then remove from oil.

Pour out most of the oil from the frying pan and sauté the vegetables for the fish sauce: onion, bell pepper, tomato, garlic, and scotch bonnet pepper.

Add 1 teaspoon of fish seasoning, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, soy sauce, ketchup, vinegar, and water to the sautéed vegetables and simmer until thickened.

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