🏝️ Caribbean

Saltfish Brown Stew

Name: Saltfish Brown Stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 32 min
Total time: 47 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 2, chopped Onion; 3 Tomato; 4 cloves, minced Garlic; 3 medium, cubed Potato; 1 Bell Pepper; 2, thickly sliced Carrot; 750 ml Stock or Broth; 2 tbsp Coconut Oil; 2 tbsp Brown Sugar; 1 tsp Allspice; 400 g, soaked Saltfish

🏝️ Caribbean

Browned-sugar stew — saltfish deepened by caramel and thyme, island style. Ready in 47 minutes including prep.

Prep 15 min Cook 32 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion2, chopped
Tomato3
Garlic4 cloves, minced
Potato3 medium, cubed
Bell Pepper1
Carrot2, thickly sliced
Stock or Broth750 ml
Coconut Oil2 tbsp
Brown Sugar2 tbsp
Allspice1 tsp
Saltfish400 g, soaked

Optional extras

Fresh Thymehandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Warm the Coconut Oil in a heavy casserole and brown the saltfish well on all sides — real colour means real flavour.
2
Lift the saltfish out, soften the onion and garlic in the same pot, then add the allspice.
3
Return the saltfish, tip in the potato and carrot, and pour over the stock.
4
Cover and let it murmur gently for 35-40 minutes until everything is spoon-tender and the broth has body.
5
Season with salt and cracked pepper, then shower with fresh thyme right before serving.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the allspice in the oil before adding anything wet.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Brown Stew Chicken | Trinidad | Jamaica| St. Lucia| Authentic Caribbean recipe · on YouTube