Belizeans Favourite Foods/Erleen Godfrey

Chimole (Mestizo Dish)
Servings Preparation Time Cooking Time Calories Saturated Fat Fat Sodium Carbohydrates Protein Cholesterol
6-8 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A


INGREDIENTS:
1-3 lb stewing chicken 135g 1 tblsp oregano leaves (crumbled) 15ml 1 dozen eggs (hard boil)
1 lb ground pork or a mixture of ground pork and ground steak 450g 1 tsp salt 5ml 1/2 tsp pepper 2ml
1 large onion (sliced) 1 small hot pepper (pierced) 1 block black recardo (softened in 1-1/2 cup water)
1 firm tomato (sliced) 2 plugs garlic (crushed) 2-3 apasote leaves (crumbled)



1 Clean chicken with lime juice or vinegar.
2 Cook whole chicken or cut up into serving pieces (seasoned).
3 Put seasoned chicken, oregano, garlic and apasote leaves in enough water to cover chicken. (Cook until fork tender).
4 Meanwhile boil eggs. Cool in cold water and remove shells. (Set aside).
5 Make ground pork or steak into balls. Drop into pot with chicken or remove egg whites and put ground meat around yolk. Let simmer.
6 Soften blackening in water and add to pot. Stir and taste for seasoning.
7 Add boiled eggs (cook for 10-15 minutes.)
8 Add sliced tomatoes. Turn off stove. Serve with hot corn tortillas.

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