Costa Rica girl vlog /EP2/ cooking salt mackerel

salt mackerel

🥗Healthier: fresh mackerel

💰Cheaper: canned mackerel

Fresh mackerel is lower in sodium and can be more affordable.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Coconut oil adds a traditional flavor and is often used in Jamaican cooking.

Start by peeling the cocoa and Irish potatoes.

Peel the green plantain and sweet potato, leaving the skin on the sweet potato for added vitamins.

Chop the onion, garlic, scallion, and thyme for seasoning.

Prepare the salt mackerel by washing it and cutting it into pieces.

Heat a pot and add water to boil the salt mackerel.

Once the water is boiling, add the salt mackerel to the pot.

Cook the mackerel until it is tender, then remove some of the water if desired.

In a separate pot, cook the peeled Irish potatoes and cocoa until tender.

Fry the green plantain in oil until golden brown.

Serve the salt mackerel with the boiled Irish potatoes, cocoa, and fried plantain.

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