How To Make Green Banana/Figs & Saltfish

saltfish

🥗Healthier: smoked mackerel

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is more affordable and still provides protein.

green figs

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: regular potatoes

Regular potatoes are cheaper and more widely available.

Cut off the stems of the green figs.

Cut the bottom ends of the green figs.

Slit the green figs down the middle (optional).

Drop the green figs into boiling water with salt and a little oil.

Boil the green figs for about 5 minutes until the skin turns darkish brown or grayish.

Remove the green figs from the water and let them cool.

Peel the skin off the green figs once cooled.

Boil the salt fish in a pot of hot water with added salt until flaky and translucent.

Prepare the onions by cutting off the top and bottom, peeling, and slicing them into julienne strips.

Peel the carrots, then slice them into julienne strips as well.

Prepare the bell peppers by cutting off the top and bottom, removing the seeds, and slicing them into strips.

Chop the garlic cloves, either by crushing them with a knife and salt or chopping them finely.

Peel the ginger and slice it into small pieces.

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