Boil & FRY YAMS & PLANTAIN RECIPE 🇬🇾🇬🇧🙏♥️

yams

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: regular potatoes

Sweet potatoes are nutritious and maintain a similar texture.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Coconut oil adds flavor while canola oil is more affordable.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: serrano pepper

Jalapeños provide heat with a milder flavor.

Welcome viewers and introduce the dish: boil and fry yams and plantain.

Show the ingredients: chopped scallions, black pepper, complete seasoning, chopped onions, garlic, cajun seasoning, tomatoes, pepper flakes, plantains, dry smoked shrimp, salt fish, yams, salt, water, lemon juice, red and green bell peppers.

Boil water in a pot and add the yams, seasoning with salt, and let them boil until half cooked.

In a separate pot, boil salt fish to remove excess salt, about 10-15 minutes.

Once yams are half cooked, add plantains to the pot and let them cook for an additional 5 minutes.

Strain the yams and plantains once cooked and set aside.

Squeeze lemon juice over the boiled salt fish to cut any raw smell.

In a skillet, heat oil and sauté onions, garlic, and bell peppers for 3-4 minutes.

Add spring onions and tomatoes to the skillet and stir.

Add the boiled salt fish and dry shrimp to the skillet and mix well.

Add the boiled yams and plantains to the skillet and fry until they get a char.

Sprinkle smoked paprika and pepper flakes over the mixture for flavor.

Finish cooking until everything is well combined and has a nice char.

Plate the finished dish and present it to viewers.

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