NY Food Magazine says 'Good Morning Jamaica'
Published:Thursday | December 22, 2011 | 12:00 AM
The November edition of New York's SAVEUR magazine included a 12-page feature titled, 'Good Morning Jamaica', by Betsy Andrews and photographer Landon Nordeman, that travelled across the island sampling some of the delicious breakfasts enjoyed by islanders every day. They featured Anty's Homestyle Cooking, Jake's Hotel Villas and Spa, Ashanti Oasis Vegetarian Restaurant, Grog Shoppe, Hot Pot Restaurant, M& D Grocery, Susie's Bakery and Coffee Bar and The Gleaner's Lifestyle Editor Barbara Ellington's ackee and salt fish and sorrel recipe.
The team visited Jamaica last December and spent just over a week in the island interviewing participants, taking photographs and doing research for the feature.
Here is Barbara Ellington's Ackee and Salt Fish recipe.
Ingredients
1 lb. salt fish
2-3 tbs. coconut oil
1 tbs. fresh thyme leaves
4 cloves garlic finely chopped
1 large onion, sliced
2 small cooking tomatoes, cored and chopped
Half each red and green sweet pepper, seeded and chopped
Half scotch bonnett pepper, seeded and finely chopped
2 stalks scallion finely chopped
2 dozen ackees, cleaned and washed
Mrs Dash, salt and black pepper to taste.
Method
1. Boil ackeed for three minutes and drain
2. Soak away salt and flake salt fish.
3. Heat oil, lower flame and fry all herbs and seasonings, stirring till cooked.
4. Add flaked salt fish then ackees a spoon at a time, spreading seasoning and salt fish evenly, then sprinkle dried ingredients to taste. Shake pan to get everything combined but do not stir vigorously to crush ackee pods. Remove from flame and serve hot with your choice of: roast breadfruit, yam, bread, dumplings or your favourite starch.
Check them out at: saveur.com.
(Reprinted with permission from SAVEUR)