Filijee's Fabulous Perch Benachin

Ingredients:

3 filets of Perch or some other kind of fish

1 butternut squash

1 big onion

2 cups of rice

3 cloves of garlic

1 big green pepper

4-5 hot peppers

1 small head of cabbage

Cooking Instructions:

Chop up all ingredients. In a big pot, add enough oil to cover the bottom about 1/4 inch and heat. After the oil's hot, add the chopped garlic. Wait until it's brown (to flavour the oil) and then remove the chunks of garlic. Add the chopped butternut squash and let it cook for 2-3 minutes, and then the fish. Then add the onions and keep stirring. Then add the chopped up green pepper and about 1/2 teaspoon salt. Mix in the pureed hot peppers and black pepper. Add 2 cups of water and then mix in the tomatoes. Stir in about 3 spoons of tomato paste and cover the pot. After coming to a boil sprinkle in 2 cups of rice and 2 more cups of water. Reduce heat to simmer. Add additional water and spices as needed. Add in the cabbage. Wait for the rice to do its thing, and you're all set.

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