Ackee and Saltfish

Ingredients

• Grace Caribbean Trasition Ackees 19-Ounce (Pack of 24)

  Grace Foods

  1.08kg

• Cod

  Fish, atlantic, dried and salted

  16 oz or 453g

• Onions

  Sweet, raw

  1 onion or 331g

• Tomatoes

  Orange, raw

  1 tomato or 111g

• Red bell pepper

  Sweet, raw

  1 medium or 119g

• Scallions

  Spring onions or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw

  1 large or 25g

• Thyme

  Fresh

  83 ⅓ tbsp or 200g

• Scotch Bonnet Pepper

  Brooks Tropicals

  0.3g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

Directions

1. Soak the saltfish for a minimum of two hours in cold water.
2. Pour out the water.
3. In a saucepan, place the saltfish and cover with fresh water. Put to boil on medium heat for 15 minutes.
4. Removed from heat and pour away the hot water. Wash the fish in cold water to cool it.
5. Remove the fish skin and debone the saltfish. Flake the saltfish and set aside.
6. On medium fire, heat the oil in a cooking skillet. Add the onions, thyme, tomato, sweet pepper, scotch bonnet pepper, scallions and saute for 3 minutes.
7. Add the flaked saltfish and cook for another 3 minutes.
8. Add the ackee, lower the heat and let it simmer for another 10-15 minutes
9. Add the black pepper, turn the heat off and serve
10. Recipe by: Lesa (source: https://jamaicanfoodsandrecipes.com/jamaican-ackee-and-salt-fish-recipe/)