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Ackee and saltfish with steamed callaloo and Merlene’s fried dumplings
Photo: Gregor Moser

Ackee and saltfish with steamed callaloo and Merlene’s fried dumplings

24 ingredients 1 hr + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Make this traditional Caribbean-style dish with just enough spice to warm things up.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1396
Calories
78g
Protein
55g
Fat
144g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 17 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Scotch not in our table 0
Plantain not in our table 0
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 250g/9oz skinless boneless salt cod
  • 4 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 large onion
  • ½ Scotch bonnet chilli
  • 2 garlic
  • 150g/5oz bacon or turkey
  • ½ x 400g/14oz can chopped plum tomatoes
  • 1 x 400g/14oz can ackee
  • ½ tbsp coarsely ground black pepper
  • 1 heaped tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 large ripe plantain
  • , for shallow frying vegetable oil
  • 250g/9oz skinless, boneless salt cod
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 large onion
  • ½ Scotch bonnet chilli
  • 2 garlic
  • 1 x 400g/14oz can callaloo, well drained
  • ½ tbsp coarsely ground black pepper
  • 450g/1lb self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 200g/7oz of granulated sugar
  • 225ml/8fl oz milk
  • , for deep frying sunflower oil

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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