Easy Fry Up Salt Mackerel Jamaican Style//How to Cook Salt Mackerel //Salt Mackerel Recipe//Jamaican

salt mackerel

🥗Healthier: fresh mackerel

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Fresh mackerel has less sodium, while canned tuna is often more accessible.

green bananas

🥗Healthier: yellow bananas

💰Cheaper: plantains

Yellow bananas are sweeter; plantains can be used for a different texture.

Boil salt mackerel and change the water two times to reduce saltiness.

Prepare flour and cornmeal to make dumplings, adding salt and enough water to form a dough.

Peel sweet potatoes and green bananas.

Rinse sweet potatoes and irish potatoes before cooking.

Make dumplings and add them to boiling water along with sweet potatoes and irish potatoes.

Add green bananas to the boiling water.

Prepare bell pepper, garlic, onion, and tomato by cutting them into strips.

Allow the boiled salt mackerel to cool, then break it into chunks.

Heat oil in a skillet and add the prepared vegetables to sauté for about two minutes.

Add the chunks of salt mackerel to the skillet and stir to combine.

Season with black pepper and thyme before serving.

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