How to make coo coo, fish and provison

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Island Girl Chef, living the Gourmet Lifestyle.

[@mizG1nonly]

I literally wanted to cry watching you make this coo coo. I don’t know what it was but honey I’m teary eyed lol. It’s like you really forget the joys of family and cooking. It makes me wish I had paid more attention to cooking growing up when my family was in the kitchen cooking. I think it’s the opportunity missed is what I’m teary about. Thank you for sharing and I pray you’re grateful for the lessons your family taught you.

[@leofyah1024]

das corn meal pap not cou cou lord i nearly cried 2 😂😂😂😂😂

[@antheaabdus-salam9406]

Made me remember the days of growing up in Tobago with my extended family. Yum yum delicious authentic local food

[@riyyahd7754]

Wow!!! You had a "seriously" RIGHTEOUS grandmother. She will be called from labour to reward for her EXTREME "kindness." Her blessed sharing to one & all as a "true" Israelite will allow her descendantS to REAP the rewards of her blessings also. She sure laid a GREAT foundation for you all. Omein.

[@scadet718]

Well, I learned something new. I went to the store to get some red snapper...fileted...$32 for 2 fish. He asked me if I wanted the heads, for that price, yes!!! Now I need to know how to make some fish head stew. You are a great inspiration, very well spoken, and I love the way you explain everything. Keep up the good work.

[@marissamcneil402]

Good diction,everything and tidy and well organized, you make it look very easy so that we want to try your recipes. Excellent presentation. Well done.

[@aquillahypolite9301]

Yes perfect!! Good tone, you actually feel you right next to her while she speaking

[@louiselewis9846]

No

[@shernellagaya7476]

Why doesn't she have over 100k subscribers?? Perfect video, perfect channel!

[@melissaromain190]

6ù

[@islandgirl3330]

This channel will be here for years to come and she will eventually get there.

[@roseannaallen2440]

That coo coo was the star, for me. I never knew that coconut milk could be added to it. I could almost taste its amazing flavor. Mouth watering. The boiled ground food, the stew fish, all well done. All you need was a nice cool glass of mauby to wash everything down. Excellent meal. Thank you for sharing. Blessings.😋🤤🙏🏽

[@AdaBrown3personalupgrade]

I just love your demonstration and all the love you've put into preparing this gorgeous and healthy meal. Thanks for sharing!

[@eathelgomes7964]

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[@naty1012]

Please add the list of ingredients and measurement into the description box.

[@julliana2ify]

Great authentic Coo coo recipe.👍❤

[@syrenatrinidad9068]

From one Trini to another this is a wonderful video, so many great cooking tips you’ve shared all in one video 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 thank you!

[@carrolsolomon3410]

MY MOM USE TO COOK IT HOME...🇹🇹🇹🇹Love It...Nice Good Job GIRL...THAT,S THE DAMM THING SELF 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹

[@blacknesslookbook9308]

I thought you were serious until you mentioned ketchup Bye

[@elsanash8888]

Arlene I always wanted to make coo coo but it seem so difficult watching your video you made so simple and easy to follow beautiful presentation.

[@atfi100]

I just had to say..... i love your personality and also the cooking.. thank you for the tips..

[@savedandsanctified4126]

growing up l hated coucou but now l realize they couldn't cook it lol you flavor it well blessings

[@roddysingh5445]

U know how to Cook very good keep it up

[@nishnish12]

First time on your channel... Love your humor and encouragement as I'm new to the kitchen

[@kembajohn1138]

I was a bit sceptical at first with the coo coo method but I'm really glad I watched until the end. I enjoyed the video and the food looked so delicious that I'm willing to give this method a try. Looking forward to other videos.

[@caribbeanbeauty5462]

Hi Arlene, thank you so much for making this video. I always wanted to learn to make coo coo. I tried your coo coo and fish and it came out great. My sister loves it. Thank you again and keep doing all these wonderful videos :)

[@shelly5224]

Fig in our Trinibagonian culture actually comes from when we spoke more patois - Fig means banana in patois.

[@trinifooddesigner-arlene4642]

Hey thanks for the info. Great to know that. Happy cooking

[@savedandsanctified4126]

yep the French influence same in Haiti Martinique and Guadeloupe

[@antonettemiller7901]

This was good to know. Thanks.

[@shelly5224]

@@antonettemiller7901 you're welcome

[@elleyonaspg9580]

So refreshing to see a cook/kitchen engineer/food designer with decent healthy looking nails. Congratulations! You know Arlene; I really love your personality; you are not about pretense. Nice meal.

[@trinicharl]

Wowww..What a delicious meal!! Visited Barbados recently and boy did I enjoy this dish from a family member. My husband asked her to make it again for him and she did. LOL. I will be making your version soon Arlene. Thank you so much for this recipe. God Bless. ❤️

[@troydottin7890]

Coucou is different in barbados but yours look as beautiful as you, god bless and nuff love from barbados

[@florencegentle8953]

Hey

[@franklinjames1779]

Everything looking good, thanks for you coo coo smart tips..👍😎

[@gcbwoods]

What a beautiful demonstration and presentation. Nice variations from the other island styles.

[@moniqueconnors2838]

Great video ❤❤ yummy

[@aliceboyblue]

Absolutely LOVE this! Thank you for posting.

[@kas9681]

It is very nice seeing a Queen in the kitchen taking control. Keep up the good work. .

[@reggaelvr68]

Don't take this in a weird way...you have beautiful hands, clean, no nail polish, etc. Overall,one of the best videos I've seen and I watch a lot of cooking videos🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@trinifooddesigner-arlene4642]

reggaelvr68 thanks for your compliments. I'm happy you enjoy the show

[@trinifooddesigner-arlene4642]

reggaelvr68 thanks. I am happy you enjoyed.

[@classygal4807]

I always want to try Trinidad food. I going to make my very first🤗 coo-coo. Your look so delicious😋😋😋😋💗💗💗

[@kembajohn1138]

So I tried this method and got rave reviews! Thanks Arlene

[@dianamiller5492]

Now I know how to make coo coo! My grandfather was from Barbados and he always wanted to have coo coo and flying fish! Thank you so much!

[@vishnooramdin8761]

That is great delicious meal I would surely try it in Toronto oh we have all those ingredients. Thanks for sharing your cooking receipe

[@davidmarz7201]

.my goodness I could eat a plate of that right now. Looks mouth watering keep i t up

[@marianeaves1972]

love to learn to cook dishes with you thanks so much you make it so easy i learned corn soup from you and now coo coo please continue cooking you really help me

[@DWORLD-zy3vp]

that looks so good. most americans don't know what cou cou is and when you tell them there is okra in it, they cringe. i don't even let them know how good it is because i love it so much that I don't want to share it. LOL great job

[@joanneiambrose2760]

I love your channel! I was looking for new recipes to cook when I found your channel. I will be cooking many of your recipes this summer!

[@stevehaynes9498]

Fabulous omg ❤️❤️❤️

[@daunetteokoroh6658]

I enjoyed watching this video. I've learned a lot. The host is very good at explaining while she worked.

[@NeishaNineStarz]

Great presentation Arlene!

[@annec.56]

You have refined our cuisine, kudos to you my dear...love all your videos..keep them coming..thanks for sharing..You are a breath of fresh air..

[@karenmohammed6647]

I have always wanted to learn how to make cou cou, thank you for that easy to follow demonstration

[@natzchocolatedippedchick9124]

Never made coo coo. Def will try it. Everything looks delish

[@monicacharles3266]

That's carribbean cuisine here in Trinidad I make this all the time its fish in coconut milk with vegetable tomato etc

[@chefsabbaa7896]

I love your channel, however, I prefer to use a wooden spoon in Teflon pans just to save them from becoming scraped. Enjoyed the fish and provision creole style here "Yum"

[@jon_s]

Trini CouCou looks interesting. We do it differently in Barbados but this one is equally yummy I guess

[@carla3881]

Hi! Just happen to stumble on your channel.... and boy, let me tell you.... that coo coo and fish - in fact everything looked so mouth watering! I'm definitely going to try the coo coo using your recipe instead of mine. Thanks!

[@locater2]

I wish you were my neighbour, as I come from church, is by you, Lord bless her hands, 😱😍😍🍽

[@florencesmith2554]

I have never seen trini coo coo before, your food looks amazing!!

[@steago8769]

First i'm seeing your channel..loveing it, the corn meal thing Jamaicans call it tun (turn) corn meal

[@petcharles1971]

West Africa influenced food

[@rootsextra]

Nice vibes...One Love

[@carlaphillips9296]

Oh my, I love the way you brought the meal together, and yes, glad that you plated. I will be trying this dish soon.

[@famouspplcrackmeup]

Loved this video, I felt like I was in the kitchen with Arlene old talking about life and family... great job.

[@shereenrashina]

I am so happy to find your channel.great demo.

[@ruthierhodes6009]

I freeze my left over onions

[@maggie500]

I love you! Will start cooking the Islands food again.

[@PaulinaBlackman]

Mmm mmm, that looks so good. I normally make my fish an d coocoo different but will definitely try it your way.

[@trinifooddesigner-arlene4642]

Paulina Blackman thanks for watching.. please share your creation with us @spicetc5 on ig

[@v.bviola7125]

Paulina Blackman : ME TOOO!!!!..BUT, I DON'T MIND SITTING AT HER TABLE FOR ALL THAT GOOD FOOD..TRINI TO THE BONE!!!!. LOL🌷🌷🌷🙉🙉🐡🐡🐡

[@rachelracquelmohammed6785]

👌👌👍💕💕

[@natashamoon6124]

I just came across your video,have to say you are very good at what to do,keep up the great work! Hope to see more videos.

[@Honeypepper.]

"The foreigners that cannot handle our spice!" 😊😊😊precisely!

[@skinnydee1886]

Wildhoney There are few, that can handle it very well!

[@robinjones5739]

I am American Born but my family are from Barbados my father used to cook this for us we was a kid and I used to love some coo coo the last time I had coo coo about 5 years ago with my aunt came to America from Barbados and I asked her to make me some I love cool cool and I grew up on red snappers and stew fish head can you make that for your next video if you know how to the stew fish head and stuff fish my father used to make that all the time he's the one from Barbados so I had the best of both worlds the Caribbean world an American World

[@Angel.M.Trinidad]

Hi Arlene. You are so humble, classy and talented. You make everything with a unique twist. I will try your recipes one by one. Love from Angel in Trinidad. 🇹🇹❤️🇹🇹❤️🇹🇹❤️🇹🇹

[@770patricks]

Thank you for this! All the tips! Love it!

[@henrykeisha9335]

I love your videos so much. They are very helpful 😍

[@juliettewalker3770]

Looks very lovely the only different we peel our ground provision before we boil them. Jamaican British in UK thank you for sharing always looks beautiful and inviting

[@anonimuso]

This is like what my mom (Guyanese) used to make called metemgee. Delicious (once I got old enough to appreciate it).

[@raqueljack6265]

Deco cc8xf u e

[@trinitrish8558]

This is the first video of yours that I have seen and I subscribed immediately. Great job!

[@islandgirl3330]

When we live abroad for a long time, our taste buds change because of the different cuisines that we are exposed to. The people who stick to Caribbean spicy dishes can continue to eat the spicy foods. Others get a sick stomach with the spices. I remember eating that type of food. If I ate like this now, I would end up weighing three hundred pounds. Thanks for the recipes and the demonstrations.

[@horlicks3920]

Let yuh point make sense. I'm living abroad since 12yrsold.some 35 yrs now. I can still eat it all. Atleast once a wk I eat food from home. I weigh147. My sister wears a Size 6.. it's not the Foo d. It's you.

[@SocaSpice73]

Very nice. Can’t wait to try!!!!!!

[@geetagosine3427]

I do really like the way you made the coo coo...I'll definitely try this

[@sand0p0sse]

I like the way you made the fish, it looks delicious. Every thing looks delicious.

[@trinitingss]

I am very impressed with your presentation, and I will try making this it's something I like but was intimidated to make, thanks.

[@adamsabu5419]

Marcia jacklyn Danietambe Tamde

[@deridaluke9357]

Yummy! I’m going to cook fish and coo coo your method for Sabbath lunch. I have everything except the ocra

[@gracelynjack2769]

Nicely done!!

[@ruansteadman]

Hi..... I must say well done ..... I enjoy looking at your show and learmed a lot.. ..... Coo coo looked great as well the fish stew ......🖒🖒👍👍

[@MadeByTriniLena]

My name sake, well done, great Trini national dish

[@barbararamnath5344]

Trinidad. Coco.is the best! !

[@scientifico]

Oh my god, knowing there are women like you in the world, wonderful women of the earth and sky, women who can cook a good food, women so heartbreakingly beautiful I can imagine the full spectrum of love again, the fantastic and the ordinary. I deserve a woman like this in my life.

[@naty1012]

I keep coming back to this recipe for coo coo, it's good

[@grovebai0723]

Thank you for sharing this video love your cooking respect from Toronto Canada 🇬🇾❤🇨🇦

[@skinnydee1886]

Grove Bai Do you buy ingredients in Canada, and if so, where do you get them?

[@Techier868]

ABSOLUTELY enjoyed your video! Thanks 😍😍😍

[@staciparke]

First time I have seen it made like this. Interesting.

[@trinipepper1]

I love the way you present, big thumbs up

[@cgbyfran9697]

You made me so hungry. I have to try this recipe. I've never done it with coconut milk before.

[@nataliealexander993]

Good job keep up

[@nataliealexander993]

Your work

[@ninaflo769]

This looks completely like heaven

[@honeybeetome]

I've never made coucou before but you made it look so easy, so I'm gonna give it a go. Pray for me! P.S. Ya hot meh heart using that metal spoon on that non-stick pan tho😛

[@casihospice3554]

Hey Arlene, OH MY GOODNESS YOU CAN COOK! I'm prepping to try this tonight, I just have one question. Do you cut your big provisions in half before boiling? I hope you get this and be able to respond. Thanks for your help

[@trinifooddesigner-arlene4642]

Casi Hospice hello... yes you can cut them. All the best

[@keishaboyce4292]

Looks good

[@nataliealexander993]

Good nice food

[@cmillz3437]

Damn, she pretty, and that accent ;)

[@trinifooddesigner-arlene4642]

Thanks . Smiles

[@MDonawa]

Would like to see more recipes. New Subscriber.

[@lorraineconstantine-tobias9875]

I already had my King fish out, corn meal and provision when I saw this. What luck! :) I like how you did this. I am going to get stared now.

[@trinifooddesigner-arlene4642]

Lorraine Constantine-Tobias happy cooking . Pls share pics

[@lorraineconstantine-tobias9875]

Arleen help!

[@lorraineconstantine-tobias9875]

The Stewed fish came out excellent. The provision is doing well but my coo coo came out a little too runny. The top looks good but the bottom is not. Soooo lol I put it in the toaster oven. smh.

[@lorraineconstantine-tobias9875]

I fixed it. Nothing happened to change the consistency of the coo coo when I put it in the oven. So I peeled off the top poured the runny coo coo back into a pot added more corn meal and stirred a lot. then... voila! It began to thicken. I poured it into a dish and it looks great.

[@ArtisticLogic]

I think I was looking at her more than how I was paying attention to the demonstration

[@krazytrinisteve]

Oh gawd gul food making me weak on a Sunday morning....freezing in virginia

[@babyragoo2063]

I like your style it looks yummy I'm try this

[@allgenresofmusic8777]

You boil the ochroes with the coconut milk until the ochroes are cookef

[@DanaeLaurenTolbert1]

🇧🇧💖😍😍😍 now I am hungry

[@leelanarinesingh8022]

👌

[@susandragon2693]

Great job

[@morrisrider7730]

Whoa! But, Arlene don't get vex, your a babe😍, a hot one too! Now I'll replay the video and get the recipe straight.