Saltfish and Ackee
photo by Moor Driver
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 6 ounces salt cod fish, flaked apart
- 1 small onion, sliced thin
- 6 ounces stewed tomatoes, drained
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- salt (to taste)
- 6 ounces ackee, cleaned and seeded (fresh or canned)
- oil
directions
- Heat oil in a large frying pan on medium high heat (the oil should be enough to just coat the bottom of the pan).
- Once oil is heated, add in onions. When they start to get soft, add tomatoes, black pepper, and ackee.
- When ackee just starts to get soft, add in fish and salt if necessary. You may not need to add salt because of the fish which is cured in salt, however, by soaking it, some of the salt flavor (actually most of the salt flavor) is lost.
- Once fish is clear and cooked through, and the ackee is fork-tender (it should break apart when pierced with fork, but not be really mushy), then your breakfast is done! Serve with ripe fried plantains and fried dumplings for a real treat.
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Reviews
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*Believe me....you simply haven't lived,* until you've eaten Ackee & Saltfish. I haven't tired your particular recipe, but I practically grew up on the stuff (minus the tomatoes). I haven't had it in such a long time. Maybe this June, when I go back to Ontario for our daughter's wedding. There are lots of west indian markets there. I don't know of any here in Nova Scotia. I just know I'll be dreaming about this tonight. :yummy:
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