Salt Cod Fish - Creole Style

Salt fish/cod fish is widely used throughout the Caribbean. This is a popular dish. From Caribbean Cooking for Pleasure, by Mary Slater

• Ready In: 8 hrs 35 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 1 dish

Ingredients

• 1  small onion, sliced
• 2  tomatoes, peeled & quartered
• 1  green pepper, de seeded & chopped
• 2  ounces butter or 2  ounces bacon fat
• 8  ounces  cooked salt  fish, flaked
•  salt & pepper
• 8  ounces  cooked  yams or 8  ounces  english potatoes, sliced
• 2  ounces butter
• 1⁄2 pint milk (U.S 1 1/4 cups)
• 2  teaspoons parsley

Directions

1. TO PREPARE SALT FISH: soak salt fish overnight in cold water, drain. Put into a saucepan, covered with fresh cold water, bring to the boil & simmer for about 15 minutes.
2. Fry the onion, tomatoes & pepper in heated lard or bacon fat.
3. Add the fish & mix thoroughly.
4. Season to taste.
5. Arrange the yam or potato slices to cover the bottom and sides of a greased ovenproof dish.
6. Pile in the fish mixture.
7. Dot with butter & milk.
8. Sprinkle with parsley & bake in a moderately hot oven for 20 minutes (375° Gas Mark 5).