Authentic-ish Jamaican Mackerel run down

original post: http://greedygirlcooks.blogspot.com/2016/04/authentic-ish-jamaican-mackerel-run-down.html

Ingredients

2 whole pickled mackerel

2 cans rich coconut milk

1 small onion

2 large tear drop tomatoes

3 sprigs thyme

1 scallion stalk

2 to 3 slices of scotch bonnet pepper

1 teaspoon coconut oil

Salt (to taste)

¼ teaspoon black pepper

½ teaspoon ground all spice

Instructions

• Boil the pickled mackerel in water several times until you have removed the excess salt and the Mackerel’s salt level is to your liking.
• Flake the mackerel and remove all the bones, fins and other undesirables
• Place two cans of coconut milk in a pan to boil and reduce to a thick sauce (the aim is to remove all the water from the coconut milk)
• Cut up the onions, tomatoes, thyme, scallion, scotch bonnet pepper
• In a sauté pan add some of the reduced custard, with coconut oil, sauté the onions, tomatoes, scallion, thyme and scotch bonnet pepper, season with two pinches of salt saute until onions become fragrant and begin to soften.
• Add the flaked mackerel to the sauté veggies and ‘cook up’ to warm all the way through.
• Add the sauté mackerel and ground all allspice to the reduced coconut sauce, stir until its completely mixed. Season to taste with salt and black pepper (the sauce is naturally sweet)
• Serve with boiled ground provisions, tough crackers or tostones