🙎🍋JAMAICAN ACKEE AND SALT FISH STUFFED FRIED DUMPLINGS

salt fish

🥗Healthier: smoked mackerel

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

smoked mackerel offers a similar flavor profile with lower cost.

ackee

🥗Healthier: canned jackfruit

💰Cheaper: canned pumpkin

canned jackfruit mimics the texture of ackee.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

canola oil is a cost-effective option for frying.

Sift all-purpose flour into a mixing bowl.

Add baking powder and salt to the sifted flour.

Add 1 tablespoon of hard unsalted butter to the flour mixture.

Gradually add icy cold water to the mixture until the dough texture is perfect, adjusting water as needed.

Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 to 40 minutes.

Prepare the filling by adding bell peppers, onions, thyme, scotch bonnet pepper, and garlic to a pan with oil and cook for about 5 minutes.

Add ackee and salt fish to the pan and mix well.

Remove the dough from the wrap after resting and roll it out using a rolling pin.

Place a spoonful of the ackee and salt fish filling in the center of each flattened dough piece.

Shape the dough around the filling and set aside, wrapping in plastic wrap to chill for another 15 minutes.

Heat oil to 350°F and test with a wooden spoon; if it bubbles, the oil is ready.

Fry the dumplings in the hot oil, starting from the perimeter and then adding to the center, for about 10 minutes until golden brown, turning as necessary.

Remove the dumplings and let them rest on paper towels for at least 5 minutes before serving.

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