Instructions

Season the pork and chicken with the salt, pepper and onion.
Arrange the root vegetables at the bottom of the pit or a large heavy pot, on the heated stones.
Add the meat and fish, wrapped in banana leaves, then drizzle with a little coconut milk.
Cover everything with banana leaves and earth or a thick lid to keep the heat in.
Leave to cook for 3 hours, until the meat is tender and the vegetables are soft.
Uncover the lovo carefully, serve the meat and fish with the vegetables, and add a squeeze of lime juice.

Oven version. Cook in a large covered casserole at 160 °C for 2 hours 30 minutes, adding the leaves to keep it moist.

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