Cooking with Valencia local dish/green fig and saltfish/St.lucia 🇱🇨

saltfish

🥗Healthier: grilled chicken

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is more affordable and accessible.

green figs

🥗Healthier: green bananas

💰Cheaper: regular bananas

Green bananas are similar in texture and flavor.

Boil green bananas in water with salt.

Clean the dashing (dasheen) by slicing it up.

Boil the dashing in water with salt.

Prepare the cabbage and carrots by chopping them up.

Boil lentils in a separate pot until tender.

Add oil to the lentils and stir.

Add all-purpose seasoning to the lentils and stir again.

Check the consistency of the lentils and add more water if needed.

Clean the saltfish by removing bones and skin.

Peel the carrots lightly before adding them to the pot.

Shred the cleaned saltfish into smaller pieces.

Mix the shredded saltfish with cabbage, carrots, garlic, and onion in a pot.

Cook the mixture until the vegetables are tender and the flavors meld together.

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