Jamaican Roast Yam with Roast Saltfish
Roast Yam with Roast Salt fish is delicious. Roasted for 45 minutes over a charcoal fire developing an amazing smoky flavor; then the saltfish is placed directly on the coal creating a nice char but bringing out flavors you would never know existed in Saltfish. Your tastebuds will take a ride to flavor town. The roast yam can also be served with cook-up saltfish its all about preference.
Ingredients
- 3-4 Yellow Yam or how ever much you are making
- 2-3 lbs salted codfish bone-in
- ¼ Cup vegetable oil or more if needed
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 Cloves garlic minced
- 1 Spring fresh thyme de-veined
- 1 Stem scallion chopped
- 1 Small-medium tomato diced
- 1 Small green bell pepper diced
- 1-2 tbsp black pepper
- 1 tsp complete seasoning
- 1 scotch bonnet pepper sub about ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
How to Make Cook-up Saltfish
- Place your saltfish to soak in warm water for about 4 hours or overnight then pour off the water and clean off the skin.
- Heat the oil in a skillet, add the onions, thyme, scallions, tomatoes, bell peppers, garlic, and scotch bonnet pepper, reduce the heat, and cook for 5 minutes.
- Drain the salt cod and flake and add it into the skillet. Add the black pepper and complete the seasoning.
- Serve over yellow yam.
How to Roast Saltfish
- Place your saltfish to soak in warm water for about 4 hours or overnight then pour off the water and clean off the skin.
- Pat it dry and let it sit for at least 15 mins to ensure it's dry
- After you have roasted your yam place the saltfish directly on the coal and roast it for 10-15 mins
How to roast yam
- Use a brush (or your hands) and wash the dirt off the yellow yam. The skin is sometimes eaten.
- Start your coal stove or grill, then fire and put whole yellow yam on the grill.
- Cook on all sides till brownish black.
- Use a skewer to check if cooked.
- Take the yellow yam off the grill and using a knife scrape off the “burnt” or darkness of the yam.
- Roast the saltfish directly on the coal.
- Peel and cut the yam in and butter the yam, serve it with ith the saltfish.
Nutrition
Serving: 4gCalories: 514kcalCarbohydrates: 93gProtein: 6gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.1gSodium: 121mgPotassium: 2680mgFiber: 14gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 552IUVitamin C: 75mgCalcium: 73mgIron: 2mg
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