Jamaican Stew

From my Dads notebook, apparently based on "Levi Root's brown stew sauce"

Ingredients

• 1 large onion
• 1 large garlic clove
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 4 tbsp tomato puree
• 1/2 tsp allspice
• 1/2 pint water
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tbsp cornflour
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• salt and pepper
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tsp veg stock
• a "meat", sausages, meatballs, chicken or mushroom
• rice to go with finished sauce

Method

1. Cook onion and garlic with a little salt until onion is translucent
2. Add soy sauce, then tomato puree, stirring over head for a minute after each.
3. Add water, oregano, stock and all spice
4. Add meats
5. When cooked, add chilli powder and lemon, then cornflour and a little water
6. Bring to boil, let thicken and serve with rice