Steamed Fish & Pumpkin Rice

Jyneelle uses fresh ingredients from Whyfarm to make a delicious steamed fish and pumpkin rice dish as a healthy meal in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Pumpkin Rice

Ingredients

• 2.5 cups diced pumpkin
• 2 cups rice
• 5 cloves of garlic minced
• 2 springs of thyme
• 2 pimentoes
• 2 tsp rouku
• 1 large onion diced
• 1/2 pack coconut milk powder
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 Bay leaf
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method

1. In a large pan saute onions until clear and aromatic
2. Add in pumpkin, thyme, garlic, pimento, cinnamon and Bay leaf
3. Stir together and cover the pot and allow the mixture to simmer
4. When pumpkin seems half cooked add in rice and toast with the rest of the ingredients.
5. Add in water, rouku and coconut powder and allow to simmer while covered. (check and stir periodically)
6. When all water is burnt out switch pot off and leave covered for about 10 minutes before serving

Steamed Fish

Tools

• Banana leaves (cut and washed)
• Twine or string

Ingredients

• Fish steaks
• Sliced onions
• Sliced pimento
• Garlic
• Ochro
• Patchoi (chopped)
• Thyme
• Shandon benni
• Celery
• Fish sauce
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method

1. Wash and prepare fish. Season with salt, fish sauce and black pepper
2. Start with a banana leaf and put some patchoi in the center. Place fish on top and layer on a few pieces of each of the items on top (onion, garlic, shadon benni, celery, thyme, pimento, ochro)
3. Wrap banana leaf around the fish and vegetables and secure it with a piece of string.
4. Steam in a steamer or pot with boiling water for 30 minutes approximately.
5. Carefully remove and serve.