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Jamaican Ackee and Saltfish - A quintessential Jamaican Breakfast made with ackee, salt fish, onions, tomatoes, red bell pepper, then infused with garlic, thyme, and hearty spices creating a. Creamy ackee sautéed with aromatics and chunks of flaked salted fish, this is Jamaica's national dish: Ackee and Saltfish. A traditional Jamaican favourite recipe that's Keto-friendly and delicious.
Saltfish and ackee is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Saltfish and ackee is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have saltfish and ackee using 14 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Saltfish and ackee:
- Prepare 450 grams salt cod
- Prepare 1 olive oil
- Get 1 onion, chopped
- Take 3 garlic cloves
- Make ready 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
- Get 1 scotch bonnet, deseeded and chopped
- Prepare 1 fresh thyme
- Get 1 fresh oregano (optional)
- Get 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- Take 3 spring onions, chopped
- Take 540 grams canned ackees, drained
- Make ready 3 cm piece root ginger, peeled and chopped
- Make ready 1 tbsp tomato puree
- Get black pepper
Pairing salted codfish with ackee, a pear-shaped fruit that grows in warm climates, may seem If you've ever visited Jamaica, you probably came across its national dish, Ackee and Saltfish. Ackee and Saltfish can also be eaten with rice and peas or plain white rice. Add flaked saltfish, fresh or canned ackee and black pepper. Toss lightly; cover and allow to stand.
Instructions to make Saltfish and ackee:
- Fill a small saucepan with water and add the salt cod. Stir to allow the salt to diffuse into the water, then drain. Repeat this step about seven times, then cover the ackee with water and heat on the hob until the water starts to boil. Leave it for a couple of minutes then drain again. Flake the fish then set aside. You want the saltfish to be very salty, but not inedible so try some and if it is still too salty, add water and drain a few more times.
- Heat some of the olive oil in a large pan and add the onion garlic and ginger. Sauté for 5 mins then add the tomatoes and chilli and cook for a further 5 minutes. Stir in the salt cod and add the black pepper, allspice, tomato puree, thyme and oregano if using. Cook for another 5 minutes.
- Add the ackee and spring onions and stir in gently, taking care not to crush the delicate ackee. serve with rice and peas or fried dumplings and enjoy.
Ackee and saltfish is the national dish of Jamaica consisting of an unusual fruit of West African origin and any sort of dried and salted fish, usually cod, mahi mahi, or mackerel. Ackee and saltfish encapsulate much of how I feel about Jamaica. I love it although it causes me so much pain. Soak Saltfish in warm water to taste. After soaking saltfish (codfish), place it in cold water and boil.
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