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Saltfish and rice cook-up

Saltfish and rice cookup

A simple one pot cook up dish of rice, saltfish and okra cooked in coconut milk. Ready to eat in 30 minutes in the instant pot.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups parboiled rice
  • 1 lb salt fish salted cod
  • 1 cup of water
  • 1 cup of coconut milk make your own
  • 4 cloves garlic chopped or 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 4 flavor peppers chopped or 2 tablespoons Bertie's pimento sauce
  • 2 tablespoons chopped chive
  • 2 stalks celery chopped
  • 1 cup cut-up okra I use the frozen okra from Goya
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 hot pepper whole

Method
 

  1. Soak and wash salt fish removing most of the salt.
  2. Place all ingredients except pepper into pot and stir.
  3. Add pepper to the top of the rice mixture. (Do not stir)
  4. Select "rice" on the instant pot and let it come to the level
  5. Allow to self-release.
  6. Taste for salt. Add if needed
  7. Serve

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