Cou-cou and flying fish

Posted on June 16, 2022

Cou-cou and flying fish

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Cou-cou and flying fish is the National dish of Barbados. Coucou was originally brought by Africans during slavery and is of similar texture to grits. The cornmeal and okra form together to make a savoury porridge-like meal. The flying fish has small pectoral fins, almost winglike, that enable them to glide along the sea surface . The flying fish was mainly found in the waters of Barbados but because of climate change, the majority of the flying fish have migrated to Toboggan waters

Ingredients and spices that need to be prepared to make Cou-cou and flying fish:

  1. Coucou recipe ingredients
  2. 8 oz yellow cornmeal
  3. 12 okras (sliced a quarter-inch thick)
  4. 4 cups water
  5. 1/8 tsp salt
  6. Flying fish recipe ingredients
  7. 12 flying fish filets
  8. 3 (beaten) eggs
  9. 1 cup flour
  10. 1 cup Breadcrumbs
  11. 2 cups soya bean oil
  12. 2 tbsps salt
  13. 2 limes
  14. Creole sauce
  15. 2 crushed garlic gloves
  16. 1 sliced onion
  17. 3 tbsps Olive oil
  18. 2 sliced bell peppers
  19. 1 tbsp (finely chopped) thyme
  20. 8 oz stewed tomatoes
  21. 1 tsp sugar
  22. 1 tbsp pepper sauce (vinegar, mustard, salt, pickled hot pepper)
  23. 4 tbsps Parsley (chopped)
  24. 1/2 cup stock
  25. Salt

Steps to make a Cou-cou and flying fish

1
For Cou Cou
2
Pour three cups of water into a pot.
3
Add salt and the sliced okra, bring to a boil and then turn off the heat.
4
Use a slotted spoon or strainer to remove the okra and set aside. Retain the salted water.
5
In another pot on low heat, combine the fine cornmeal and one cup of water.
6
Use a wooden spoon or whisk to stir this mixture. Break up any lumps of cornmeal.
7
As the cornmeal mixture begins to thicken, gradually add the salted water.
8
Continue whisking. After three minutes more, mix in the cooked okra and turn off the heat.
9
Spoon some Cou Cou into a bowl greased with olive oil.
10
As the Cou Cou begins to get firm, overturn the bowl onto a serving dish to plate it.
11
For Flying Fish
12
Marinate the flying fish fillets in a mixture of water, lime juice and salt for ten minutes.
13
Remove the filets and pat dry with a paper towel.
14
Coat each fillet in dry flour, then the beaten egg mixture and lastly in breadcrumbs
15
Heat the soybean oil and fry each fish fillet until golden brown, and Set aside.
16
For Creole Sauce
17
To make the creole sauce, begin by adding oil to a skillet or frying pan. Sauté the onions, bell peppers and garlic in the hot oil for about a minute.
18
Add the thyme, sugar, stock and pepper sauce. Cover the pan and let the sauce simmer for about fifteen to twenty minutes.
19
Add the salt and chopped parsley. Turn off the heat.

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