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Kittitian Stewed Saltfish

Name: Kittitian Stewed Saltfish
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Ingredients: 300g Salt Cod; 2 Tomato; 1 Onion; 1 Green Bell Pepper; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 Chili pepper; 2 Thyme; 1 tbsp Tomato paste; 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil; A pinch Black Pepper; 150ml Water

Main Dish

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Salt cod stewed with tomato and onion — the national dish of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Stewed saltfish is the national dish of Saint Kitts and Nevis: desalted salt cod is stewed with tomato, onion, green pepper, and chili. The official pairing is coconut dumplings, spicy plantain, and boiled breadfruit all on one plate.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a house on St. Kitts, stewed salt cod, dumplings, and plantain share one plate on a table by a window overlooking sugarcane fields.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Salt Cod 300g
Tomato 2
Onion 1
Green Bell Pepper 1
Garlic 2 cloves
Chili pepper 1
Thyme 2
Tomato paste 1 tbsp
Vegetable Oil 3 tbsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Water 150ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Soak the salt cod in water overnight, changing the water 2–3 times, to remove the salt.
Change the water, boil 10 minutes, remove the skin and bones, and flake.
Heat oil in a frying pan and sauté the sliced onion, green pepper, garlic, and chili.
Add the chopped tomato, tomato paste, thyme, and water and simmer 10 minutes.
Add the salt cod, simmer 10 minutes, and season with pepper.

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