Latin Spired Stew

½ pound beef, cubed

½ pound pork, cubed

½ pound chicken pieces

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 green pepper, diced

2 green chilies, minced

2 carrots, sliced

2 sweet potatoes or yams, chopped

3 tomatoes, chopped

1 jar roasted red peppers, chopped

1 small jar green olives, halved

1 tablespoon minced cilantro

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon thyme

1 teaspoon ginger

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon lime juice

1 cup coconut milk

½ cups rice

In a soup pot brown the beef, pork and chicken in olive oil for about 15 minutes. Add the onion, garlic, green pepper, chilies, carrots and sweet potatoes and cook 5 to 10 minutes. Add all of the rest of the ingredients and cook until rice is tender.