Saltfish And Ackee

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (19 ounce) can ackee
• 1/2 lb salt cod fish, without bones
• 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/4 onion, sliced thin
• 1 sprig thyme
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 4 extra thin slices scotch bonnet peppers
• 1 small tomato, sliced
• black pepper, to taste
• salt, to taste

Recipe

• 1 soak fish overnight, changing the water several times, or boil it for 30 minutes to an hour in order to reduce the saltiness of the fish. you may take a taste test afterward to make sure the fish is not too salty.
• 2 rinse the fish and flake it into small bites.
• 3 put oil in a frying pan, heat and add onions, thyme, garlic and the scotch bonnet pepper slices (note: scotch bonnet peppers are very spicy so you may need to adjust the amount. also, green scotch bonnets are milder than the red ones). stir for 2 minutes.
• 4 add fish and stir for 2 minutes.
• 5 drain ackee, stir into pan taking care not to crush it or break it apart too much.
• 6 stir in tomatoes and cook a little longer till they are soft.
• 7 take a taste test. sprinkle with pepper and add salt if needed.
• 8 serve alone, or with rice.