Levi Roots’ ackee and saltfish

Name: Levi Roots’ ackee and saltfish
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 240g tinned ackee; 200g saltfish (cod is Levi's favourite); 200g white onion cut into fine strips; 200g tomatoes cut into strips; 8g Scotch bonnet - deseeded and very finely chopped; 10g spring onion finely chopped; 4 sprigs of thyme - leaves only, finely chopped; 20g garlic finely chopped; 20g ginger finely chopped; 50ml coconut oil; Salt and cracked black pepper to taste

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Prep:30minCook:40min

Ackee is a soft canned fruit, which originated from Africa and is also very popular in many Caribbean dish. Despite being a fruit, ackee is cooked like a vegetable and has a slightly nutty flavour. Although it’s quite bland on it’s own, ackee, ‘comes alive’ in this dish, according to chef Levi Roots, as it […]

Updated at: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 08:56:13 GMT