Guyanese Stew Salt Fish

salt fish

🥗Healthier: fresh fish

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Fresh fish provides a healthier option while canned tuna is more affordable.

cooking oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier but vegetable oil is more economical.

Turn the stove on to high and add water to a pot.

Add saltfish to the pot and allow it to boil for about 15 to 20 minutes.

Strain the saltfish and discard the water.

Wash the saltfish and break it into small pieces.

Turn the stove on to high and add cooking oil to a pan, coating the bottom.

Once the oil is hot, add the saltfish to fry for about 2 to 3 minutes on each side.

Remove the fried saltfish and let it sit on paper towels to cool.

Prepare green seasoning and vegetables (tomato, scallion, minced garlic, onion, sweet pepper) in a container.

Mince the cooled saltfish and absorb excess oil with paper towels if needed.

Turn the stove on to high and use the same oil from frying the fish.

Add green seasoning, minced garlic, and tomatoes to the hot oil and fry until the water from the tomatoes has dried out completely.

Add the minced saltfish and dry ingredients to the pan and mix well.

Add onion, scallions, and sweet pepper to the mixture and mix in.

Cook for an additional 3 minutes, keeping the onion crunchy.

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