Medium
Jamaican
Ackee and Saltfish
Jamaica's national dish with ackee fruit and salted cod
45
Total Minutes
4
Servings
Gluten-Free
Cooking Times
30 min
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
45 min
Total Time
Ingredients (10 items)
1.00 lb
Saltfish
salted cod, soaked and flaked
1.00 can
Ackee
19 oz can, drained
1.00 large
Onion
sliced
1.00 large
Tomato
chopped
1.00 piece
Sweet pepper
sliced
0.50 piece
Scotch bonnet pepper
minced
3.00 cloves
Garlic
minced
1.00 tsp
Thyme
dried
3.00 tbsp
Vegetable oil
0.50 tsp
Black pepper
Instructions (6 steps)
1
Soak saltfish overnight, then boil and flake, removing bones.
15 minutes
2
Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat.
3
Cook onion, garlic, and peppers until soft.
5 minutes
4
Add tomato and thyme, cook 3 minutes.
3 minutes
5
Add flaked saltfish, cook 5 minutes.
5 minutes
6
Gently fold in ackee, season with pepper, cook 2 minutes.
2 minutes