🇬🇩 Grenadian Cuisine

Provision Platter

Boiled Root Vegetables and Green Banana

Prep Time 40 min
Servings 6
Difficulty Easy
Calories 332 kcal

A generous platter of boiled dasheen, yam, sweet potato, green banana, and breadfruit, served with butter and a side of stewed or salted fish.

Ingredients

  • 2 dasheen, peeled and quartered
  • 1 yam, peeled and sliced
  • 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and halved
  • 3 green bananas, peeled
  • 1 breadfruit quarter, peeled and sliced
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • Salt to taste
  • Fresh thyme

Instructions

  1. 1 Peel all root vegetables and cut into similar-sized pieces for even cooking.
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil.
  3. 3 Add dasheen and yam first as they take longest. Cook ten minutes.
  4. 4 Add sweet potato, green banana, and breadfruit. Boil until all provisions are fork-tender, about fifteen more minutes.
  5. 5 Drain well and arrange on a large platter. Dot with butter and sprinkle with salt.
  6. 6 Serve warm alongside stewed fish, saltfish, or any main dish as a starchy accompaniment.

Did You Know?

In Grenada, the word provisions refers specifically to starchy root vegetables, and a meal without provisions is considered incomplete.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/grenadian/provision-platter/