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"Pumpkin" and Shrimp
Description
Although I use butternut squash for this recipe, the taste is very similar to the pumpkin that is usually used.Ingredients
At a glance
Course/Dish
Serves
4-6
1 medium butternut squash
454g bag of shrimp (cooked)
1 large onion (chopped)
8 cloves of garlic (minced)
3 tbsp. vegetable/ olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp geera (ground cumin)
1 tsp. hot pepper chopped
1 tbsp. brown sugar
1 1/2 cups water
Methods/steps
Prep:
-cook the shrimp if you are using raw shrimp
-peel and cut the butternut squash. It should be cut into approx. pieces of 1/4'' thickness and 1 1/2'' length (all the pieces just have to be about the same size)
- In a pot, heat the oil on med-high heat. Add the onion, garlic and hot pepper. Cook for 1 min.
- Add the squash pieces, geera,salt, black pepper, and stir together. Cook for 3 minutes.
- Add the water and stir. Cover and cook on med. heat for 15 minutes. Stir once or twice during cooking time. Add shrimp.
- Add sugar and stir. Continue to cook uncovered for 6-8 minutes (until the water has evaporated and squash is soft)
Reviews
Comment by beautybella ,
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
It was great. i love it, i did it with the winter squash.
Additional Tips
This can be made vegetarian by simply omitting the shrimp.