South Sea Islands Fish & Sweet Potato Stew - Lavender and Lovage

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp peanut oil
• 1 large onion, (peeled and diced)
• 2 cloves garlic (peeled and finely chopped)
• 1 inch fresh ginger root ( peeled & grated)
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp ground coriander
• 400ml tin coconut milk
• 400g tin chopped tomatoes
• 450g sweet potatoes (peeled and cut into even sized cubes)
• 450g fresh hake fillets (cut into chunks)
• 125g prawns or shrimps (peeled)
• 1 hot red chilli (very finely diced, some for stew and some for garnish)
• fresh coriander leaves (finely chopped for garnish)
• cashew nuts (for garnish)
• flaked dried coconut (for garnish)
• cooked rice to serve