Salt Cod Fish - Creole Style

Submitted by jenny butt

"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: 8hrs 35mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 dish
• Serves: 4

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).