🏝️ Caribbean

Saltfish Broth

Name: Saltfish Broth
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1, diced Onion; 3 cloves, minced Garlic; 1 litre Stock or Broth; 200 g Pumpkin; 1 tbsp Coconut Oil; 1/2 tsp Allspice; small handful Fresh Thyme; 400 g, soaked Saltfish; 2 Green Banana

🏝️ Caribbean

Gentle simmered saltfish in a fragrant broth, finished with fresh herbs — the caribbean answer to "something light tonight". 27 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 10 min Cook 17 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion1, diced
Garlic3 cloves, minced
Stock or Broth1 litre
Pumpkin200 g
Coconut Oil1 tbsp
Allspice1/2 tsp
Fresh Thymesmall handful
Saltfish400 g, soaked
Green Banana2

Instructions

1
Sweat the onion in the Coconut Oil until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.
2
Add the garlic and allspice and cook for 30 seconds more.
3
Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the saltfish.
4
Simmer gently until the saltfish is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.
5
Ladle into warm bowls and top each with fresh thyme and a grind of black pepper.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lime just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Jamaican Saltfish Recipe|Salted Codfish Recipe|THE RAINA’S KITCHEN · on YouTube