Name: Saltfish & Provisions
Yield: Serves: 4
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon coarse salt; 1 medium cassava, peeled and cubed; 1 pound boneless salt cod; 1 medium yam, peeled and cubed; 1 medium onion, chopped; 2 tablespoons canola oil; 2 taros, peeled and cubed

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Sweet Hands

By Ramin Ganeshram

Published 2018

About

Ground provisions, or simply “provision,” refers to the tubers and starchy vegetables that were given to enslaved people and indentured laborers working on the estates as the main part of their food rations. It remains an incredibly popular staple, much like potatoes in America or Ireland.

Ingredients

1 pound boneless salt cod
½ teaspoon coarse salt
1 medium

Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Soak the salt cod in cold water for 5 minutes. Drain, add fresh cold water and soak again for 5 minutes. Drain again, add fresh cold water and then soak for 1 hour. Drain and shred finely.
While the cod is soaking, bring 4 cups of water to a boil with the salt. Add the ya

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