Metemgee

Ingredients

• •1 dry coconut
• •3/4 lb mixed meat
• •1 lb (approx.) fried fish or salt fish
• •1lb cassava (yucca)
• •1lb plantain (your choice of ripeness)
• •1lb eddoes, yam or dasheen
• •1 large onion -- cut in rings
• •1/4 lb ochroes (okra)
• •Dumplings (optional)

Directions

1. 1Cover the mixed meat with water and boil for 1/2 hour. Put salt-fish to soak in water; if using fresh fish this may be fried or placed on top of vegetables about 10 minutes before the end of the cooking time.
2. 2Grate the coconut, pour one pint of water over, squeeze well and strain to extract the coconut milk. Pour over the meat.
3. 3Peel the vegetables, then put the meat and vegetables to cook in the coconut milk. Cook until almost tender.
4. 4Put the salt fish with the skin and bones removed, or fresh fish or fried fish on top of vegetables. Add the onion and ochroes.
5. 5Cook until the coconut milk is almost absorbed.