Ackee and salt fish
Ackee and salt fish

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Ackee and salt fish is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Ackee and salt fish is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

Ackee and saltfish isn't just Jamaica's national dish; it's also a favorite breakfast or brunch for Jamaicans everywhere. Ackee is a savory fruit with thick red skin; when unripe, the skin forms a sealed pod, but when the fruit ripens, the skin opens up to reveal a beautiful petal-like shape. Ackee and saltfish can also be eaten with rice and peas or plain white rice.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have ackee and salt fish using 11 ingredients and 1 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Ackee and salt fish:
  1. Prepare ingredients
  2. Take 1 can ackee drained
  3. Make ready 1/2 lb boneless salt cod
  4. Make ready 3 tbsp oil
  5. Take 2 onions, sliced
  6. Take 1/4 tsp dried thyme
  7. Make ready 1/4 scotch bonnet pepper skin finely chopped up
  8. Make ready 1 small tomato, chopped
  9. Take 3/4 tsp tomato paste
  10. Get 1/2 sweet pepper chopped
  11. Get 1/8 tsp black pepper:

How to cook ackee and saltfish. Putting together the ackee and saltfish once both major elements are prepared is the easy part. Cutting up the veggies and other aromatics while waiting on the ackee and saltfish to boil is a good way to multitask. Everyone has their own recipe, but the basic breakdown goes like this: Ackee and saltfish is considered Jamaica's national dish.

Instructions to make Ackee and salt fish:
  1. 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.

Ackee is a fruit of West African origin. Ackee and saltfish is usually served as a breakfast dish but can be eaten for lunch, or dinner. You must be careful if preparing this dish with the raw fruit from the tree. Raw ackee can be poisonous if. Ackee and Saltfish is Jamaica’s national dish.

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