How to make coconut dumplings and ackee an salt fish/Jamaican/antigua style my way

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

salt fish

🥗Healthier: fresh fish

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is more affordable and readily available.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornmeal

Cornmeal provides a gluten-free option.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is often less expensive.

Cut up the coconut and put it in the blender.

Add 1 cup of water to the blender to blend the coconut.

Blend the coconut until smooth.

Use about 3 cups of flour, adjusting based on how many people you're cooking for.

Add about 1 tablespoon of salt to the flour mixture.

Knead the flour until smooth.

Let the dough sit for 10 to 15 minutes.

Put a pot of water on the fire to boil for the dumplings.

Add a piece of coconut to the boiling water for flavor.

Drop the dumplings into the pot once the water is boiling.

Add clean bananas to the pot with the dumplings.

Prepare the seasoning for the ackee and salt fish by chopping tomatoes, bell peppers, spring onions, and white onions.

Boil the salt fish to remove excess salt.

Fry the chopped onions and garlic in a skillet.

Shred some carrots and add them to the skillet.

Add the salt fish to the skillet with the onions and garlic.

Add the ackee to the pot with the salt fish.

Add a cube of coconut to the pot with the ackee and salt fish.

Add a tin of ackee to the pot.

Season with black pepper, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and onion powder.

Let the ackee and salt fish cook until everything is heated through.

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