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Caribbean Style Pumpkin Shrimp

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A cozy Caribbean-style dish made with tender pumpkin cooked down with garlic, onion, and seasoned shrimp. Quick, flavorful, and perfect with rice or roti.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Caribbean
Calories: 277

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1/2 cup chopped onions
  • 4 garlic cloves chopped
  • 1 1/4 pound pumpkin
  • 1 pound shrimp chopped up
  • 1 tablespoon green seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper sauce
  • salt to taste
  • 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon cumin

Method
 

  1. On medium, heat oil in a medium sized saucepan
  2. Season shrimp with green seasoning and set aside.
  3. Add chopped onions and garlic and saute for 3 minutes
  4. Add cubed pumpkin and combine
  5. Lower heat and cook pumpkin till tender. You might have add a little water if pumpkin sticks to pot. Add about a tablespoon at a time if needed.
  6. Once pumpkin is very tender, start to crush it with your spoon
  7. Raise the heat to high and add shrimp.
  8. Combine and mix for about 6 - 8 minutes, till shrimp is pink in color.
  9. Add cumin and adjust for salt.
  10. Serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 277kcal

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