Cooking with Lucie

Yesterday I had my first cooking lesson with my friend and counterpart Lucie.  We are going to cook every Sunday, switching from Guyanese to American cuisine.  Yesterday we made Metagee, a Guyanese soup/stew made from provisions.  Metagee is a staple in most Guyanese household and is relatively easy to cook and affordable to make.  And its supper filling and yummy!

Below is the recipe:

• Provisions: 
•  1 lb of ripe plantain 
•  1 lb of green plantain
• 1 lb of eddo
• 1 lb of sweet potato
• Eddo leaves
• 1 lb of cassava
• 1 onion
• 6 cloves of garlic

Spices

•  Pinch of salt
• Pinch of crushed pepper
• Pinch of time
• Pinch of rosemary

Liquid

• Milk from one coconut

Directions:

Cut up all provisions in to similar sizes, put aside ripe plantains, toss into pot.  Add spices.  Add water to pot make sure all provisions are covered. Boil for about 15 minutes until fork can pass smoothly through provisions.  Add coconut milk and ripe plantains and boil until contents thicken.  Adjust spices and enjoy!

Before cooking!!!

After!!