🇬🇾Guyanese Pumpkin & Fish 🇬🇾

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk + coconut extract

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

white fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu is a plant-based option, while canned tuna is more affordable.

Introduce the dish and ingredients, mentioning that measurements will be in the description.

Wash and dry the red snapper, then season it with garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, accent, black pepper, complete seasoning, adobo, and goya sauce.

Prepare green seasoning in a mortar and pestle, using garlic, pimento pepper, red chili, culantro, and celery stem.

Add brown sugar to the pumpkin for color and set aside dry ingredients including salt, chicken bouillon, adobo, black pepper, paprika, and complete seasoning.

Chop onion and scallions, and keep red chili whole for later.

Marinate the fish with green seasoning and dry ingredients, ensuring it's well coated, then set aside.

Peel and cube the pumpkin, then wash it and set aside.

Heat oil in a large pot over medium to medium-high heat for frying the fish.

Coat the fish with cornstarch until evenly mixed, ensuring no white spots remain.

Fry the fish in hot oil for about three minutes on each side until golden brown, then drain on paper towels.

In the same pot, add about a quarter cup of oil, then add chopped onions and green seasoning, stirring until fragrant.

Add the cubed pumpkin and all dry ingredients, including salt, then cover and allow to cook and steam.

Check the pumpkin after a few minutes; it should release water and soften.

Use a spoon to break the pumpkin into smaller pieces to speed up cooking.

Add sweet pepper, keeping red chili and scallions for later.

Cover and allow water to evaporate, then add scallions and red chili after two minutes.

Finally, add the fried fish to the pumpkin mixture, turn the stove to low, and gently mix without breaking the fish.

Serve the dish in a container and show the final result.

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