Fish and Fungi Virgin Islands Style

Ingredients

Virgin Islands Style Fish

• 4 1/2 lbs fish, scaled and gutted
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice or lime juice
• 2 cups water
• 2 teaspoons butter

Okra Fungi

• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen okra

• 2 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal, ground fine
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• pepper, to taste

Directions

1. 1

   Place fish with all ingredients into a saucepan and cook gently until fish is cooked, about 20 to 30 minutes.

2. 2

   Place frozen okra in boiling water. Cook until just barely tender.

3. 3

   In a medium size saucepan, bring 2½ cups water to a boil.

4. 4

   To make fungi that is free of lumps, mix about ¼ cup of the cornmeal with ¾ cup water in a separate small bowl. Then, add this mixture back into the larger pot of boiling water.

5. 5

   Let cornmeal cook for about a minute, then add the rest of the cornmeal into the pan in a slow steady stream, while stirring constantly.

6. 6

   Add hot cooked okra to cooked cornmeal. Stir well.

7. 7

   Then, stir in the butter, salt and pepper, to taste.

8. 8

   Simmer for about 5 minutes more.