How Restaurant Make Jamaican Style Pickup Saltfish With Dumplings and Green Banana

saltfish

🥗Healthier: smoked mackerel

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is more affordable and still provides protein.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornmeal

Cornmeal is often less expensive and gluten-free.

green bananas

🥗Healthier: plantains

💰Cheaper: regular bananas

Regular bananas are easier to find and less expensive.

cooking oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is often cheaper and has a neutral flavor.

Boil water in a pot for the dumplings and green bananas.

Rinse the saltfish and add it to the boiling water to cook for about 20 minutes to reduce saltiness.

In a bowl, add 2 cups of all-purpose flour and some salt to prepare the dumpling dough.

Shape the dough into small rounds for dumplings.

Peel the green bananas and add them to the pot of boiling salted water.

Add the dumplings to the pot with the bananas and cook until tender.

Prepare the vegetables: chop onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and tomato.

Add cooking oil to a skillet and heat it up.

Sauté the chopped vegetables until fragrant, then add the flaked saltfish and mix well.

Cooking Techniques

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