Recipe: Pumpkin Vegetable Curry Stew

From the book “Lucinda’s Authentic Jamaican Kitchen,” by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Wiley). Source: Mad Hungry, February 2011

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 2/3 cup water
• 1 pound pumpkin, peeled and chopped
• 1 carrot, sliced
• 1 potato, chopped
• 1 green banana or Irish potato, chopped
• 1 whole Scotch bonnet pepper (green recommended)

Directions

1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute more. Add the curry powder, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and black pepper and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes and stir until it is a thick, relish-like sauce.
2. Add the water, scraping the bottom of the pan to incorporate all the flavors. Add the pumpkin, carrot, potato, green banana, and Scotch bonnet pepper. Raise the heat to high and bring to a boil while gently blending the ingredients together. Cover, reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer, stirring a couple of times, until the vegetables are tender about 20 minutes. Remove the Scotch bonnet pepper before serving.

Summary

Recipe Name

Pumpkin Vegetable Curry Stew

Author Name

E. Armata

Published On

2018-10-18

Average Rating

5 Based on 2 Review(s)