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Ackee and Red Herring

ACKEE & RED HERRING

Course Main Dish
Cuisine Caribbean, Jamaican
Author ACKEE & RED HERRING

Ingredients

  • 1 whole dried red herring boil for 15- 20 minutes
  • 2 dozen ackee or 1 can ackee
  • 2 stalks scallion sliced
  • 1 medium size onion diced
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 green scotch bonnet pepper
  • 6 pimento berries
  • 1 small sweet pepper sliced
  • 1 tsp. thyme
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil

Preparation

  1. Put herring to soak in cold water for about 1 hour. Drain water; add fresh water and boil until tender. Drain water and once cool, flake fish.
  2. Heat oil and sauté onion, garlic, scallions, tomatoes, scotch bonnet pepper and sweet pepper until vegetables are translucent. Add flaked red herring, fresh or canned ackee, black pepper, pimento and salt to taste. Adjust seasoning to taste and remove from heat.

Cook's Notes

If using fresh ackee remember to boil ackee until it's tender and changes to a bright yellow colour.