This is yet another leftover special I rock from time to time at lunch. With boiled yam (cooked in salted water) and Smoked Herring Choka (some say stewed smoked herrings) on hand, basically all I did was add cabbage and warmed everything together. You’re free to add more tomato, bell pepper and anything else you may have on hand.
You’ll Need…
1 1/2 cup leftover prepared Smoked Herrings
1/2 lb Cabbage (chopped)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 – 2 lbs leftover boiled Yam
Notes! Please follow along with the video below as much more about the recipe is discussed there. The smoked herring was prepared with onion, garlic, black pepper, tomato, scallions and herbs, so it’s already loaded with flavor.
Heat a wide pan on a medium low flame then add the leftover Smoked Herrings (say smok-erinn) and warm through. The olive oil used in preparing the smoked Herrings will assist in this.
As this warms through, chop the cabbage.
After 3-4 minutes you may now add the chopped cabbage to the pan, stir well and top with the salt.
As this cooks for 3 minutes, go ahead and chop the pieces of leftover yam into small pieces.
Add the yam to the pan and stir well to coat with everything else. Turn the heat to low, place the lid on and cook for 4-5 minutes or until the yam is fully heated through.
Such a lovely ‘country’ dish, which takes me back to being a lil fella on the islands and mommy would prepare this for our dad, my brother and I. My sisters (as mentioned before) are not fans of ground provision, at least when we were children. Serve with a tall glass of Mauby. BTW some of you may know the smoked herring dish as Stewed Red Herrings.
