Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, saltfish and ackee. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Saltfish and ackee is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Saltfish and ackee is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook saltfish and ackee using 14 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Saltfish and ackee:
- Prepare 450 grams salt cod
- Get 1 olive oil
- Make ready 1 onion, chopped
- Get 3 garlic cloves
- Take 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
- Take 1 scotch bonnet, deseeded and chopped
- Make ready 1 fresh thyme
- Prepare 1 fresh oregano (optional)
- Get 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- Take 3 spring onions, chopped
- Prepare 540 grams canned ackees, drained
- Get 3 cm piece root ginger, peeled and chopped
- Make ready 1 tbsp tomato puree
- Make ready black pepper
Ackee, Jamaica's national fruit, is the highlight of this hearty sauté. Saltfish and ackee is Jamaica's national dish and is traditionally served with these dumplings. Adjust the spices to suit your taste; it should be quite fiery! Ackee and Saltfish can also be eaten with rice and peas or plain white rice.
Steps to make Saltfish and ackee:
- Fill a small saucepan with water and add the salt cod. Stir to allow the salt to diffuse into the water, then drain. Repeat this step about seven times, then cover the ackee with water and heat on the hob until the water starts to boil. Leave it for a couple of minutes then drain again. Flake the fish then set aside. You want the saltfish to be very salty, but not inedible so try some and if it is still too salty, add water and drain a few more times.
- Heat some of the olive oil in a large pan and add the onion garlic and ginger. Sauté for 5 mins then add the tomatoes and chilli and cook for a further 5 minutes. Stir in the salt cod and add the black pepper, allspice, tomato puree, thyme and oregano if using. Cook for another 5 minutes.
- Add the ackee and spring onions and stir in gently, taking care not to crush the delicate ackee. serve with rice and peas or fried dumplings and enjoy.
Add flaked saltfish, fresh or canned ackee and black pepper. Toss lightly; cover and allow to stand. Ackee and saltfish encapsulate much of how I feel about Jamaica. I love it although it causes me so much pain. I have lived abroad, partly because there are more opportunities for work and partly.
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