Cooking Times

35 min
Prep Time
56 min
Cook Time
91 min
Total Time

Ingredients (12 items)

12.00 fillets Flying fish
2.00 cups Cornmeal
1.00 lb Okra
sliced
2.00 large Onions
chopped
4.00 large Tomatoes
chopped
1.00 Scotch bonnet pepper
4.00 sprigs Thyme
0.25 cup Lime juice
0.50 cup Butter
6.00 cups Water
0.50 cup Vegetable oil
for frying
2.00 tsp Salt and pepper
each

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Make sauce: sauté onions, tomatoes, scotch bonnet, thyme in butter.
15 minutes
2
Season flying fish with salt, pepper, lime juice. Marinate 20 minutes.
20 minutes
3
Make cou-cou: boil water. Add okra, cook until tender and slimy.
15 minutes
4
Gradually add cornmeal, stirring constantly to prevent lumps.
5
Beat vigorously 15 minutes until smooth and thick. Add butter.
15 minutes
6
Fry flying fish in hot oil 3 minutes per side until golden.
6 minutes
7
Mold cou-cou into balls or serve loose.
8
Serve cou-cou with fried fish and tomato sauce. Barbadian Christmas tradition.