Name: Saltfish and Okra Stuffed Sweet Potato
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Americas
Ingredients: leaves from 2 sprigs of thyme; 1 hot red chilli (ideally Scotch bonnet), deseeded and finely chopped; 1 spring onion, chopped; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 2 tbsp sunflower or groundnut oil; 2 sweet potatoes; ½ green pepper, deseeded and finely diced; ½ red pepper, deseeded and finely diced; 6 okra, trimmed and finely chopped; 2.5 cm (1 in) piece of root ginger, finely chopped; 2 knobs of butter, to serve

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Caribbean Food Made Easy

By Levi Roots

Published 2009

About

Sweet potatoes are a staple in the Caribbean and this is one of the simplest ways to cook them. It’s real no-fuss fast food: just bake the potato and bung in the saltfish and okra. Those who like sweet and salty flavours together will love this dish. You could use smoked haddock instead if you like, which will avoid the saltfish soaking process.