# Ackee Seasoned Rice

A delicious Ackee-seasoned rice, a popular Jamaican dish, cooked with various spices and vegetables.

- Cuisine: Caribbean
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- coconut oil
- scallion
- thyme
- allspice
- pepper
- diced pumpkin
- salt fish
- coconut milk
- 1 cup water
- flavored soup mix
- rice
- ackee
- 0.5 stick butter

## Instructions

1. Add coconut oil to a pot.
2. Add scallion, thyme, allspice, and pepper to the pot.
3. Add diced pumpkin to the pot.
4. Stir the ingredients in the pot to cook them evenly.
5. Add boiled and deboned salt fish to the pot.
6. Sauté all ingredients for a couple of minutes to release flavors and aroma.
7. Pour coconut milk into the pot.
8. Add one cup of water and flavored soup mix to the pot.
9. Cover the pot and let it simmer for a few minutes.
10. Wash the rice.
11. Check the texture of the pumpkin to ensure it is fork-tender.
12. Add the washed rice to the pot.
13. Add ackee (from a can) to the pot.
14. Gently incorporate all ingredients in the pot.
15. Add half a stick of butter to the pot.
16. Cover the pot and allow it to steam for a few minutes.
17. Turn the stove to low heat to prevent burning.
18. When the water has reduced, lightly fluff the rice.
19. Cover the pot again and let it steam for a little bit more.
20. Serve the Ackee Seasoned Rice with Brown Stew Chicken and plantains or any side of your choice.

## Equipment

- pot
- stove
- spoon

## Tips

- Ensure pumpkin is diced uniformly for even cooking.
- Add ackee from a can at a later stage as it is not as firm.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFTc93wJFer/?igsh=b2thazVlenlxMHly
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/94dfba69-0588-48c3-b33c-e3fa5de18102
- Extracted: 2025-11-22

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