VI style Fish & Fungi Recipe



INGREDIENTS:
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
10 oz 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. Place fish with all ingredients into a saucepan and cook gently until fish is cooked, about 20 to 30 minutes.
2. Place frozen okra in boiling water. Cook until just barely tender.
3. In a medium size saucepan, bring 2½ cups water to a boil.
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. 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. Add hot cooked okra to cooked cornmeal. Stir well.
7. Then, stir in the butter, salt and pepper, to taste.
8. Simmer for about 5 minutes more.