How to cook Jamaican 🇯🇲Eggplant with Salt fish DIY

salt fish

🥗Healthier: smoked mackerel

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Smoked mackerel offers a similar flavor with less salt.

eggplant

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Zucchini can be a lighter alternative with a similar texture.

Wash your vegetables properly.

Cut your vegetables into small pieces.

Boil the salt fish; if you didn't soak it overnight, boil it twice.

In a small frying pan, add unsalted butter and heat it.

Add chopped onions (both white and red), chopped scallions, celery, parsley, and dill to the pan; stir the ingredients together.

Add the chopped eggplant to the pan.

Add the tomatoes and remaining scallions and garlic to the pan.

Add the boiled salt fish to the mixture and mix all ingredients together.

Add all-purpose seasoning, fish seasoning, and black pepper to the mixture.

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