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GROUND PROVISIONS MEDLEY

Ingredients:

½ medium-sized dasheen 
2 sweet potatoes
¼ small breadfruit 
4 grains green fig
2 grains of plantain 
1 tbsp salt
1 large onion 
2 tbsps butter
2 tbsps oil 
2 cloves of garlic
4 seasoning peppers, both red and green. 
2 stalks celery
Chopped parsley to garnish


Peel the ground provisions and put in a big pan of water with salt. Cover and let boil for about 45 mins – 1 hour until it is cooked. Put the ground provisions to cool. Put the butter, oil and seasonings in a large saucepan and fry over a low heat, stirring constantly so that the butter does not scorch. When the ground provisions have cooled. Dice all of them in a large bowl. Pour the butter mixture over the ground provisions. Sprinkle the chopped parsley all over the completed dish. Serve warm. 

Serves 4-6 persons

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