Ackee and Saltfish

Name: Ackee and Saltfish
Prep time: 8 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 8 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 400g saltfish (dried salted cod); 1 tin ackee, drained; 1 onion, sliced; 1 scotch bonnet, finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, sliced; 2 tomatoes, diced; 1 green capsicum, sliced; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; fresh thyme sprig; black pepper to taste; fried dumplings and breadfruit to serve

Jamaica's national dish — salted cod sautéed with ackee, onion, scotch bonnet and tomato. Soaking the saltfish overnight in cold water before boiling it draws out its excess salt, so the finished dish is seasoned rather than overwhelmingly salty.

Total time

500 min

Prep

480 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Caribbean

Ingredients

400gsaltfish (dried salted cod)

1 tinackee, drained

1onion, sliced

1scotch bonnet, finely chopped

2 clovesgarlic, sliced

2tomatoes, diced

1green capsicum, sliced

3 tbspvegetable oil

fresh thymesprig

black pepperto taste

fried dumplings and breadfruitto serve

Instructions

Soak saltfish overnight in cold water. Drain. Boil 15 minutes. Drain and flake.

Heat oil. Sauté onion, garlic, scotch bonnet and thyme.

Add tomatoes and capsicum. Cook 3 minutes.

Add flaked saltfish. Cook 2 minutes.

Gently fold in ackee. Season and serve with dumplings.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

121

Protein

1.2g

Fat

10.4g

Carbs

6.9g

Fiber

1.7g

Sodium

5mg

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