Ackee And Saltfish

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Ready in 45 minutes

Ingredients

110 g Margarine (4oz)

2 md Tomatoes chopped

Black pepper and salt to taste

Parsley to garnish

450 g Salt fish cod (1lb)

2 Rashers bacon chopped

1/2 ts Thyme

1 lg Onion chopped

1 md Sweet pepper chopped

15 oz tin ackee 425 g


Directions

Boil the fish for 10 minutes or, alternatively, soak overnight. Wash to remove excess salt, remove the skin and bones and flake the fish. Open the tin of ackee and drain. Melt the margarine in a pan and gently fry the bacon for 3 minutes. Add the onion, tomatoes and sweet pepper to the pan together with the thyme. Cook for a further 5 minutes, stirring gently. Add the fish, black pepper and salt and cook for 10 minutes. Add the ackee and cook for 8-10 minutes, turning gently. Garnish with the parsley and serve with rice and gungo peas. Per serving: 230 Calories (kcal); 22g Total Fat; (85% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 266mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 4 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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