Recipe Card: Caribbean Cabbage with Saltfish (Trini Fry Cabbage with Saltfish) -

Recipe Card: Caribbean Cabbage with Saltfish (Trini Fry Cabbage with Saltfish)

A Caribbean stir-fry where golden saltfish and tender-crisp cabbage come together in a balanced, flavorful dish.

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Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, dinner, lunch, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: Caribbean, Guyana, Jamaican, Trinidad, Trinidadian, West Indian

Keyword: cabbage with saltfish, caribbean cabbage, caribbean cooking, comfort food, easy caribbean recipes, healthy caribbean food, quick, salted cod, saltfish recipe, stir fry cabbage, trini fry cabbage, trinidad recipes

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 15

Servings: servings

Calories: 323kcal

Ingredients

1 lb cabbage sliced (¼-inch thick)
¾ lb salted cod 1 package, prepared
6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil or any oil
1 medium onion sliced
4 cloves garlic crushed
2 scallions chopped
½ carrot grated (optional)
½ small bell pepper red or green, finely chopped (optional)
Hot pepper to taste
Salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions

Prepare Saltfish: Rinse, boil 15–20 minutes over high heat, drain, rinse again, and flake.
Prep Cabbage: Rinse, drain and slice cabbage into ¼-inch strips after removing core.
Heat Oil (Medium-High): Add oil to a large skillet. Oil is essential—saltfish absorbs it and it helps fry everything properly.
Fry Saltfish: Add flaked saltfish and stir-fry until golden brown. This is the key to better flavor.
Add Aromatics: Add onion, hot pepper, and bell pepper (if using); cook 1 minute. Add garlic and cook another minute.
Add Cabbage: Add cabbage, scallions, and carrot (if using); toss well to combine.
Cook (Medium-High): Stir-fry 3–5 minutes until cabbage is tender-crisp. Do not overcook.
Season: Adjust with salt and black pepper.

Notes

Note: Sodium calculation is incorrect since the salt from the salted cod is rinsed and boiled off! Do not let this figure alarm or deter you. These apps were not created for Caribbean cooking. :-)

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