Ackee & Saltfish

1 tin ackee

250g salt cod

3 tabs vegetable oil

2 onions, diced

1 sprig thyme

3 slices hot pepper

1 tomato, chopped

black pepper

1. Soak the salt cod over night or boil for 1 hour, changing the water once.   This removes the excess salt, and helps the soften the fish.
2. Rinse the fish.   Remove the skin and bones from the fish, then flake it and set it aside.
3. Put oil in a frying pan, heat, then add onions, thyme and hot pepper slices.
4. Stir for 2 minutes.
5. Add flaked saltfish
6. Stir for a further 2 minutes.
7. Drain ackee, then stir into mixture, taking care not to crush the ackees.
8. Stir in tomatoes.   
9. When heated thoroughly, sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper.

Serve with fried dumplings, plain rice, avocado slices or hard food (boiled vegetables such as sweet potato, yam, green bananas)