Salt Cod Fish - Creole Style

10 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 small onion, sliced
  • 2 tomatoes, peeled & quartered
  • 1 green pepper, de seeded & chopped
  • 2 ounces butter or 2 ounces bacon fat
  • 8 ounces cooked salt fish, flaked
  • salt & pepper
  • 8 ounces cooked yams or 8 ounces english potatoes, sliced
  • 2 ounces butter
  • 1/2 pint milk (U.S 1 1/4 cups)
  • 2 teaspoons parsley

Directions

  1. 1
    TO PREPARE SALT FISH: soak salt fish overnight in cold water, drain. Put into a saucepan, covered with fresh cold water, bring to the boil & simmer for about 15 minutes.
  2. 2
    Fry the onion, tomatoes & pepper in heated lard or bacon fat.
  3. 3
    Add the fish & mix thoroughly.
  4. 4
    Season to taste.
  5. 5
    Arrange the yam or potato slices to cover the bottom and sides of a greased ovenproof dish.
  6. 6
    Pile in the fish mixture.
  7. 7
    Dot with butter & milk.
  8. 8
    Sprinkle with parsley & bake in a moderately hot oven for 20 minutes (375° Gas Mark 5).

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