Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, ackee and salt fish. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Ackee and salt fish is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Ackee and salt fish is something that I have loved my whole life.
Ackee and saltfish is the Jamaican national dish prepared with ackee and salted codfish. The ackee fruit (Blighia sapida) is the national fruit of Jamaica. Jamaican Ackee and Saltfish - A quintessential Jamaican Breakfast made with ackee, salt fish, onions, tomatoes, red bell pepper, then infused with garlic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have ackee and salt fish using 11 ingredients and 1 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Ackee and salt fish:
- Make ready ingredients
- Prepare 1 can ackee drained
- Get 1/2 lb boneless salt cod
- Make ready 3 tbsp oil
- Take 2 onions, sliced
- Get 1/4 tsp dried thyme
- Get 1/4 scotch bonnet pepper skin finely chopped up
- Get 1 small tomato, chopped
- Take 3/4 tsp tomato paste
- Make ready 1/2 sweet pepper chopped
- Get 1/8 tsp black pepper:
Ackee is a pear-shaped fruit that is found in warm climates. As the ackee fruit ripens, it turns from green to bright red to yellow-orange, and splits open to reveal three large, shiny black seeds, each partly surrounded by soft, white to yellow flesh. This national fruit of Jamaica was imported here from. Ackee, Jamaica's national fruit, is the highlight of this hearty sauté.
Steps to make Ackee and salt fish:
- Soak the salt cod in a pot of water overnight to remove most of the salt. If the cod is still very salty, boil in water for 20 minutes. Drain cod and cut or break into small pieces.Heat oil in a frying pan. Add the onions, thyme and scotch bonnet pepper, tomato, tomato paste and green peppers. Stir for a few minutes. Add the cod. Stir. Simmer for 5 minutes, then add the can of drained ackee. Do not stir because this will cause the ackees to break up. Cook for a few more minutes then sprinkle with black pepper.Best served with fried or cooked dumplings, or fried or cooked plantains, cooked yams and Jamaican sweet potatoes.
Soak saltfish in water for a few hours to remove some of the salt, Rinse thoroughly. Remove the seeds and all traces of interior red pit from the ackees. Salt Fish and Ackee, or Ackee and Saltfish as some people say, can be eaten anytime, but it is very common to have it for Breakfast or Brunch. This Jamaican Ackee and Saltfish recipe was a favorite with my wife Melody Ann and she cooked it frequently. Fresh ackees are preferable, but if you can not.
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