Ackee and Cod Stewart Loaf (Ackee-Saltfish-Codfish-Bacalao Loaf)
- 1/2 pound dried codfish (saltfish/bacalao)
- Olive oil spray
- 3/4 (19-ounce) can ackees, drained
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 scallion, greens only, chopped
- 3/4 (3.52-ounce) packet Spanish seasoning without annato (recommended: Sazon Goya sin Achiote)
- 1/2 teaspoon Creole seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Lime powder (recommended: True Lime Natural Crystallized Lime), or lime zest
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Breadcrumbs
- 1/8 teaspoon Scotch bonnet or sriracha hot sauce
- This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.
- Soak the cod in water the night before in the refrigerator.
- On the day you plan to prepare the dish, change the water and soak again for about 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 9 mini loaf pans with olive oil spray.
- Fill a medium saucepan with water and bring to a boil.
- Add the fish and boil for 20 minutes to remove any bones.
- Allow to cool.
- In a separate bowl, mix the fish, ackees, mayonnaise, and scallions.
- Using the various seasonings, incorporate into the mixture according to your taste.
- Add the breadcrumbs a little at a time, tasting as you do this to make sure you don't lose the flavor of the fish or the ackees.
- Once you achieve the flavor that suits you, add the hot sauce.
- Once again, use caution when adding hot sauce so you don't make the fish too spicy.
- Evenly divide and press the fish mixture into each loaf pan and bake in the oven for 20 minutes, or until browned.
- Remove the loaves from the oven.
- Put a cutting board on top of each loaf pan and flip.
- Repeat with remaining loaf pans.
- Serve.
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