St Helenian Plo Made Healthy

Published on June 12, 2012 | In , | By
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St Helenian Plo this was one of the most popular dishes that I made a few years ago when I had my catering business, always a sell out but, until now I have never shared the recipe.  Living on St Helena, (that’s where I’m from) this is the one meal that is almost guaranteed to be made by most families each week.  It’s so versatile because you can add almost any vegetables and use any meat or fish and yet it always taste good.

This dish is the life and soul of many a party on the island of St Helena, especially if it was a seaside party or camping trip and most times it was made where the party was held on an open fire, how I miss those days :-/  Anyway, here’s the recipe for St Helenian Plo made healthy… ( I have adapted the recipe slightly)

St Helenian Plo Made Healthy

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Ingredients

  • 400g of meat all fat removed and cubed (You can use chicken, beef, pork, gammon etc)
  • 1/2 onion finely chopped
  • 1 leek finely sliced
  • 300g easy cook rice ( I use Asda green & black packet)
  • 1.5 litres chicken stock
  • 200g potatoes peeled and cubed
  • 150g carrots, peeled and sliced
  • 150g sweet potato peeled and cubed
  • 200g butternut squash peeled and cubed
  • 100g sweetcorn
  • 2 tbsp curry powder
  • 2 tbsp tomato puree
  • fry light
  • Salt

Instructions

  1. Add fry light to a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add onions and leeks and allow to soften.
  2. Add the curry powder and your choice of meat and tomato puree mix well together, add a little stock to avoid sticking. Cook for 5 minutes until the meat has sealed.
  3. Add the rice, potato and carrot and enough stock to cover. Place lid on and bring to the boil, cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to avoid sticking.
  4. Add your sweet potato and butternut squash, add more stock to cover and a little salt, replace lid turn heat down to a low-medium heat and simmer until rice and vegetables are cooked, stir throughout to avoid sticking. Top up with more stock if necessary.
  5. Once the rice and vegetables are cooked adjust seasoning if necessary and add the sweetcorn, mix through replace lid and turn the cooker off, leave for 5 minutes to allow the sweetcorn to heat through then serve.
  6. Enjoy!

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2 Responses to St Helenian Plo Made Healthy

  1. krys June 20, 2015 at 12:35 am #

    Melanie would this be able to be done in a slow cooker??? Looks fantastic
    Krys xx

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    • Melanie June 26, 2015 at 10:26 am #

      I’m not to sure, haven’t done it in the slow cooker myself, but it’s worth a try. Let me know how it turns out if you give it a go. Sorry I couldn’t be more helpful.

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