Grenada
Dish: Oil-down
Ingredients
- 8 oz. salt meat
- 1 large or 2 small breadfruit, cut into 4 or 6 sections
- 8 oz. cooked salt fish, flaked
- 1 whole chili
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 2 chives
- 1 stick celery, chopped or 1/2 teaspoon celery seeds
- 2 3/4 pints coconut milk
Method
- Soak meat overnight in cold water, drain.
- Remove the breadfruit core and peel.
- In a saucepan, put alternate layers of breadfruit, meat and fish.
- Tie chili, thyme and chives together and add to the pan with celery and coconut milk.
- Cover tightly and bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 45 - 50 minutes until everything is cooked and tender. When cooked the liquid should all be absorbed and the stew oily. Remove herbs before serving and add salt to taste.