# Ackee & Saltfish Seasoned Rice

A flavorful Jamaican dish featuring ackee, saltfish, pumpkin, and various seasonings, all cooked with rice in coconut milk.

- Cuisine: Caribbean
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 tin ackee
- Saltfish
- 2 small onions
- 2 spring onions
- small piece pumpkin
- 1 sprig thyme
- 1 scotch bonnet
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tin coconut milk
- Rice
- Butter
- Oil
- All-purpose seasoning
- Ground pimento
- Hot curry powder
- Black pepper

## Instructions

1. Slice the onions.
2. Chop the spring onions.
3. Dice the pumpkin.
4. Boil the saltfish in cold water, bring to a boil, drain, and repeat if needed to remove excess salt, then flake and set aside.
5. Pour rice into a metal bowl.
6. Wash the rice with water until the water is clear.
7. Place a pot on the stove.
8. Sauté both onions, spring onion, thyme, and scotch bonnet in a little oil.
9. Add the diced pumpkin and let it soften slightly.
10. Add the flaked saltfish and stir.
11. Pour in the coconut milk.
12. Season with all-purpose seasoning, ground pimento, and hot curry powder.
13. Stir the ingredients together.
14. Add the washed rice, stir once, then cover and steam on low until almost cooked.
15. Gently fold in the ackee and the flaked saltfish.
16. Add a knob of butter.
17. Cover and let it finish on low.
18. Serve the Ackee & Saltfish Seasoned Rice in a bowl.
19. Garnish with fresh spring onions.

## Equipment

- cutting board
- knife
- pot
- metal bowl
- spoon
- tongs
- serving bowl

## Tips

- Boil the saltfish in cold water, bring to a boil, drain, and repeat if needed to remove excess salt.
- Let the diced pumpkin soften slightly to build flavor and color into the rice.
- Do not over-stir after adding ackee to keep it whole.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQmp2M9Cqw9/?igsh=bWx6YTJnNHphdWw1
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/89997aa8-2d8d-4a69-bccf-5a8ddf74b45e
- Extracted: 2025-11-22

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