Cooking Times

735 min
Prep Time
48 min
Cook Time
783 min
Total Time

Ingredients (10 items)

1.00 lb Salt cod
2.00 cans Ackee
or fresh if available
2.00 large Onions
chopped
3.00 large Tomatoes
chopped
2.00 Bell peppers
chopped
1.00 Scotch bonnet pepper
minced
4.00 sprigs Thyme
4.00 cloves Garlic
minced
0.25 cup Vegetable oil
1.00 tsp Black pepper

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Soak salt cod overnight, changing water several times.
720 minutes
2
Boil cod 20 minutes. Cool, flake, remove all bones.
20 minutes
3
Sauté onions, peppers, garlic in oil until soft.
8 minutes
4
Add tomatoes, thyme, scotch bonnet. Cook until saucy.
10 minutes
5
Add flaked cod. Cook 5 minutes.
5 minutes
6
Gently fold in ackee. Heat through 5 minutes. Don't over-stir.
5 minutes
7
Season with black pepper.
8
Serve with green fig (banana), dumplings, and cocoa tea.