Halibut Ivory Coast

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups yellow onions, chopped finely
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 ounces peanut oil
• 2 lbs pumpkin or 2 lbs yellow squash, peeled and cut into 1-inch slices
• 2 1/2 lbs halibut, filleted and cut in 1/2 to 3/4 inch slices
• 1 cup coconut, peeled and cut in 1 inch strips
• 2 cups rice, uncooked
• 2 quarts water plus the water from the coconut
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste

Recipe

• 1 in a 6-quart dutch oven, saute onions,crushed redpepper,salt, and black pepper in peanut oil until soft but not brown.
• 2 lay prepared pumpkin over the onions.
• 3 place halibut carefully over the pumpkin.
• 4 arrange coconut strips over the fish.
• 5 pour uncooked rice over the coconut and sprinkle with salt.
• 6 combine the water, coconut water and tomato paste and pour carefull into the pot so as not to disturb contents.
• 7 cover tightly and allow to cook gently for about 30 minutes or until rice, fish, and vegetables are tender and the liquid is absorbed.
• 8 serve directly from the pot. do not stir before serving.