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Mackerel Rundown

🇯🇲 Jamaica

Servings: 2 Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 30 minutes Total: 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 260 g salt mackerel
  • 2 cups coconut milk
  • 70 g bell pepper, chopped
  • 15 g scallion, chopped
  • 60 g onion, chopped
  • 3 sprigs thyme
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 5 pimento berries (allspice)
  • 1 scotch bonnet pepper, whole
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 lime or lemon (for washing the mackerel)

Steps

  1. Wash the mackerel twice with lime juice and water to remove excess salt and fish smell.
  2. Place the mackerel in a saucepan with fresh water and boil for 10-15 minutes, until softened and easily broken apart.
  3. Remove from heat, rinse in cold water to cool, then debone, remove the head, and break the fish into small pieces.
  4. In a saucepan, heat the oil and sauté the onion, garlic, and bell pepper over medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes.
  5. Add the coconut milk, thyme, pimento berries, and whole scotch bonnet pepper. Cover and cook for 10 minutes.
  6. Add the mackerel and cook for another 10-15 minutes, until the liquid reduces into a thick, oily sauce.

Notes

Keep the scotch bonnet pepper whole to add heat without burning; remove before serving if desired.

Source: jamaicanfoodsandrecipes.com