HOW TO MAKE JAMAICAN SALTFISH RUN DUNG WITH YAM BANANA FRIED DUMPLINGS & PLANTAINS

saltfish

🥗Healthier: smoked cod

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is more affordable and still provides protein.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is often less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

Remove the skin from the salted fish by pinching and pulling it off carefully.

Rinse the salted fish under cold water to remove excess salt until the water is clear.

Cover the salted fish with cold water in a pot and bring to a boil over medium heat for 5 minutes.

Pour off the water and repeat the process with fresh water to extract more salt.

Prepare a pot of water with 1 teaspoon of oil and 1 teaspoon of salt for boiling the ground provisions.

Squeeze half a lemon into a bowl of water to prevent yam from oxidizing.

Peel the yam and cut it into even pieces, then add to the lemon water.

Cut the ends off the green bananas, score the skin, and peel them before adding to the pot of boiling water with the yam after 5 minutes.

Chop the onion into thin strips and prepare the bell peppers into julienne strips.

Finely chop the garlic, tomatoes, and scotch bonnet pepper according to spice tolerance.

Once the salted fish has been boiled twice, pour off the water to stop the cooking.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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