JAMAIICAN cooking! What's your best saltfish or mince recipe to go with dumplings?

Question

If you have any good links then please tell me as I'd like to learn a lot more Jamaiican dishes to cook - there's no food as GOOD!

Answer 1

Jamaica Flag Callaloo & Saltfish



Recipe

Country: Jamaica

INGREDIENTS:

Callaloo is very similar to Spinach found here in the United States. Both are green vegetables and a great source of iron. That's where the simiiarities ends. Callaloo is a much more tastey green vegetable.

* 1 bundle of chopped callallo
* 1/2 lb unsalted saltfish
* 1 medium-sized sliced onion
* 1 tblspoon cooking oil
* A pinch of salt and pepper

METHOD / DIRECTIONS:

Soak the saltfish at least overnight to get rid of the salts used to preserve it. The callaloo should be striped to get rids of some of the old, dry and less nutritious leaves. Strip the stalks to rid the callaloo of its outer chewy coat.

Chop callaloo in small pieces. Mince saltfish into small pieces. Slice medium-sized onions and combine with chopped callaloo and saltfish. Slowly heat saucepan. Pour cooking oil into saucepan. Add black and pepper to season. Cover pot and cook slowly for approximately 15 minutes.

And since U've asked for the site... I'm giving the link... its the best... They all the recipes and its fantastic..

http://www.jamaicans.com/cooking/

Have fun

Answer 2

Ackee and saltfish is Jamaica's national dish. This recipe is Americanized but still delivers great taste.
INGREDIENTS:
Serves: 4
1 Can of ackee, drained
1/2 lb boneless salt cod
3 tablespoons oil
2 onions, sliced
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 scotch bonnet pepper skin finely chopped up
1 small tomato, chopped
3/4 teaspoon tomato paste
1/2 sweet pepper chopped
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Soak the salt cod in a pot of water overnight to remove most of the salt. If the cod is still very salty, boil in water for 20 minutes. Drain cod and cut or break into small pieces.

Heat oil in a frying pan. Add the onions, thyme and scotch bonnet pepper, tomato, tomato paste and green peppers. Stir for a few minutes. Add the cod. Stir. Simmer for 5 minutes, then add the can of drained ackee. Do not stir because this will cause the ackees to break up. Cook for a few more minutes then sprinkle with black pepper.
Best served with bammy, roast breadfruit, fried or cooked dumplings, or fried or cooked plantains, cooked yams and Jamaican sweet potatoes

Answer 3

This looks to be a great site have a go at it and see what you think. It has every kind of food to cook that you can think of :

www.jamaicans.com/cooking