Anglo-Malagasy Society March Meeting 2023: Malagasy Cookery Class

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner while pork is often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Avocado oil has health benefits while sunflower oil is budget-friendly.

spinach

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: collard greens

Kale offers similar nutrients and collard greens are often less costly.

cassava leaves

🥗Healthier: Swiss chard

💰Cheaper: spinach

Swiss chard provides similar texture and spinach is more accessible.

Introduce the cooking session and the dish being prepared, which is butternut squash (VAV) from Madagascar.

Peel the skin off the butternut squash and cut it into small squares for even cooking.

Mention that frozen butternut squash can be used if in a rush.

Prepare garlic by smashing it for easy peeling and then slice it thinly.

Heat 1.5 tablespoons of chili olive oil in a pan on low heat.

Add the sliced garlic to the oil and cook it gently to infuse the flavor without burning it.

Once the garlic is slightly browned, add the diced butternut squash to the pan.

If using pork, add it at the same time as the squash and stir together.

Optionally, add raw peanuts to the mixture, suggesting two handfuls for a medium butternut squash.

Add Madagascan spice or chili flakes according to taste, adjusting for spice preference.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Dietary