World Flavors Cookbook

Metemgee (Root Vegetable Stew)

Name: Metemgee (Root Vegetable Stew)
Cook time: 45 min
Cuisine: Guyana
Ingredients: cassava, plantain, sweet potato, yam, onion, garlic, coconut milk, salted fish or meat, flour (for dumplings)

A rich and thick Afro-Guyanese stew made with various root vegetables and dumplings cooked in coconut milk.

Cuisine: Guyana

Ingredients

cassava, plantain, sweet potato, yam, onion, garlic, coconut milk, salted fish or meat, flour (for dumplings)

Instructions

Boil salted fish to remove excess salt. Prepare root vegetables. Sauté aromatics. Add vegetables, coconut milk, and enough water. Prepare small flour dumplings (duff) and add to the pot. Simmer until the vegetables are tender and the sauce is creamy.