JAMAICAN ACKEE AND SALT FISH DONE PROPERLY /FRIED SALT FISH & ACKEE

salt fish

🥗Healthier: fresh fish

💰Cheaper: canned fish

Fresh fish can be a healthier alternative with less sodium.

ackee

Ackee is a unique ingredient and difficult to substitute.

cooking oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier while vegetable oil is often cheaper.

Wash the salt fish and soak it in water for about 3 hours.

Change the water and add fresh water, then boil the salt fish for about 15 minutes.

Add cold water to the boiled salt fish to cool it down, then clean it and break it into small pieces, removing bones.

Prepare the vegetables: chop scallions, mince garlic, and dice onions and bell peppers (red and yellow).

Heat a frying pan and add cooking oil to fry the salt fish until it has a light crunch and a golden color.

Add minced garlic to the hot oil and sauté for about 1 minute to release the garlic flavor.

Add the fried salt fish to the pan and stir everything together.

Add chopped onions, scallions, and thyme leaves, and stir to combine.

Add the diced bell peppers and continue to cook for a few minutes.

Strain the water off the canned ackee and add it to the pan, being careful not to break it too much.

Season with black pepper, mixing gently to combine the flavors without mashing the ackee.

Garnish with finely chopped scallion before serving.

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