Pick up Sal (Salt) Fish Virgin Islands 🇻🇮 Recipe.

salt fish

🥗Healthier: fresh fish

💰Cheaper: canned fish

Fresh fish offers a healthier, lower-sodium option.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Almond milk is lower in calories and offers a nutty flavor.

Soak the salt fish in 3 gallons of water for 1 hour, pouring off the water and repeating this process three times.

On the third rinse, let the fish sit in the water overnight to remove excess salt.

Drain the fish and pick it apart, ensuring to remove any bones.

Add the picked fish to a bowl with diced bell peppers and red onion.

In the bowl, add 1/2 cup of vegetable oil, 1/2 cup of rice vinegar, 1 whole scotch bonnet, 1/2 tablespoon of black pepper, a pinch of brown sugar, and the leaves from 20 sprigs of thyme.

Use a food processor to pulse the fish mixture about 5-6 times to avoid turning it into mush.

Taste the mixture and re-season with Goya adobo if necessary.

Store the mixture in containers and squeeze fresh lemon over each container or over the bowl before serving.

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