| Ackee and salt fish |
| Jamaica's national dish. |
What you need....
- 2 cans ackee
- 1/2 lb. salt fish (salted codfish)
- 1/4 cup salad oil or melted butter
- 1/4 oz. ground black pepper
- 1/4 lb. salt pork
- 6 strips bacon, fried and crispy
- 3 stalks leeks or escallion
- 4 medium sized tomatoes, diced fine
- 3 medium sized onions, chopped fine
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How to prepare...
- wash the salt fish and then place it in a saucepan with sufficient cold water to cover, boil it for about 15 minutes
- pour of the water and remove all skin and the bones from the fish and flake with a fork, after which set aside in the dish in which you are going to serve same
- keep it warm
- open the cans of ackee drain off the liquid, then set the ackee's in a colander or strainer, over hot water to warm
- fry the diced pork until all the fat has been expressed and only the crisp pork remains
- strain off the fat and set the pork aside
- to the fat of the pork add the salad oil (or melted butter) and with this fry the diced escallion (or leeks), tomatoes, onions and pepper for about 4 minutes over a medium heat
- now pour a small amount of the fried seasoning over the flaked salt fish in the dish, turning it over with a fork
- add the ackee's to the fish as a topping
- pour the rest of the fried seasoning over the ackee's and the diced pork
- then lay the crispy fried chips of bacon on top and sprinkle all with some black pepper
- garnish with parsley, radish roses or rings of sweet pepper and serve hot
This dish may be set in a moderate oven to keep it warm until ready to use, but cover it with foil before doing so.
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| And... enjoy! |
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