Ackee and Saltfish Fritters
Ackee and Saltfish Fritters

Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, ackee and saltfish fritters. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Ackee and Saltfish Fritters is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Ackee and Saltfish Fritters is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

Ackee and saltfish is the Jamaican national dish prepared with ackee and salted codfish. The ackee fruit (Blighia sapida) is the national fruit of Jamaica. Jamaican Ackee and Saltfish - A quintessential Jamaican Breakfast made with ackee, salt fish, onions, tomatoes, red bell pepper, then infused with garlic, thyme, and hearty spices creating a tastebud sensation.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook ackee and saltfish fritters using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Ackee and Saltfish Fritters:
  1. Take 2 cup saltfish (salted cod)
  2. Take 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (more or less)
  3. Take 1/2 cup water
  4. Take 1 can ackee (if you want just saltfish fritters just omit this)
  5. Prepare 1 1/4 tsp dried thyme
  6. Take 2 Green onions, chopped
  7. Take 1 tsp baking powder
  8. Get 1/4 Scotch bonnet pepper,minced (more if you like it spicy)
  9. Prepare 1 egg
  10. Get salt and pepper (if you removed to much of the salt from the fish)
  11. Prepare 2 cup oil for frying
  12. Make ready 2 garlic cloves,minced

Adjust the spices to suit your taste; it should be quite (CAUTION: hot oil can be dangerous. Do not leave the pan unattended.) Drain the dumplings on kitchen paper and serve with the saltfish and ackee. Pairing salted codfish with ackee, a pear-shaped fruit that grows in warm climates, may seem strange, but it is a delicious meal that is served at both breakfast and dinner. You don't have to be an expert chef to prepare the dish at home – as long as you have the right ingredients on hand, you can whip it up in.

Steps to make Ackee and Saltfish Fritters:
  1. Wash and rinse the saltfish, then boil/cook the salt fish, drain then bring to boil again, cool then continue with the rest of the recipe (this is to mainly cook out all that extra salt)
  2. Drain and rinse the can of ackee and set aside.
  3. Using your hands, shred the saltfish in a large bowl
  4. Add the rest of the ingredients, except the ackee and oil and mix to combine.
  5. Slowly fold in the ackee, trying not to mush it too much (you want some bigger pieces in there)
  6. Heat the oil in a pan to medium, drop spoonfuls of mixture and fry until golden brown. ENJOY! 😊

Ackee, Jamaica's national fruit, is the highlight of this saute. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste. Jehan Can Cook's Ackee And Saltfish Fritters. Fun facts: Unripe ackee is poisonous when consumed, and saltfish was the original result of preserving codfish before today's modern method of refrigeration. Fun fact: Legend says these cornbread fritters got their name because they are fun to eat — like a ~festival~ or party in your mouth.

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