LOCAL COCONUT RICE...

When you bring a little of the native and add to a classic, you will most likely come up with something your stomach will be forever grateful for. With this every spoon full was a promise kept!

In this recipe is something that a lot of people have never cooked with, bone marrow. It is amazing! if you love to play with your food, have little chewy bits to punctuate your meal, you will love it (if you eat fish head  don't even dare turn up your nose at this). :p

Its cheap too. Just go to the market and ask your butcher.

Beef marrow isn't necessarily nutritious but it is high in calcium. It is also high in fats (the good fats) so in this recipe we won't be using any oil to cook (ok, just 1 tablespoon of palm oil for colour).

Rice

500grm Beef

100gms Beef Bone Marrow

2 Smoked Mackerels (bones taken out)

2 Tablespoons Ground Crayfish (optional)

Salt and Pepper

Garlic and Ginger

1 Large Onion

1 Tablespoon Palm Oil

2 Cups of Coconut Milk

Scent Leaf (chopped)

Put beef and bone marrow together in a pot to cook for about 30 minutes, season with salt, pepper, garlic, ginger and half of an onion. 

In another pot, bring rice to the boil, drain and was 2 or 3 times, drain again and set aside.

Add coconut milk, crayfish and palm oil to meat and stock, add smoked fish and rice.

When rice is almost cooked, add the remaining onions and chopped scent leaf. Taste for seasoning.

Serve and eat hot!

Simples!
:)