Run Down (Salt Catfish and Tomatoes)

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb	454g / 16oz	Mackerel fillets - or shad
1/4 cup	59ml	Lime juice
3 cups	711ml	Milk - coconut
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Onions - chopped fine (large)
2		Garlic cloves
1 tablespoon	15ml	Pepper - hot, red, chopped
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Tomatoes; peeled - chopped
		Salt
		Pepper - ground
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Thyme
1 tablespoon	15ml	Vinegar - malt

Recipe Instructions

Pour the lime juice over the fish and set aside. Cook the coconut milk in a frying pan until it is oily. Add onion and garlic and cook until onion is tender. Add the hot pepper, tomatoes, salt, paper, thyme and vinegar. Stir and cook very gently for 10 minutes.

Drain fish, add, and cook until the fish is tender, about 10 minutes. Serve hot with boiled bananas. Run down can also be used as a stuffing for breadfruit. Salt codfish or rock lobster tails can be used instead of shad or mackerel.

Source:
Laurie Colwin's "More Home Cooking"

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