Fish and Brewis with Scruncheons Recipe

Fish and Brewis with Scruncheons Recipe

Total Time
1h 58m
18m prep · 100m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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A traditional fish and brewis dish from the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador. Definitely not for anyone on a low-fat or low-sodium diet. Delicious as all get-out! Accompany with boiled lemony peas or your favorite steamed vegetable.

Ingredients

  • 2 hards bread cakes , such as Purity®, split horizontally
  • 1 pound salt cod steaks , skinned and cut into 1/2-inch strips
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 0.5 pounds fatback , diced

Instructions

  1. 1

    Place hard bread into a pot. Cover bread with several inches of cool water, place a lid on the pot, and soak for 8 hours to overnight. Also rinse salt cod under running cool water; place into a pot. Cover fish with several inches of cold water, cover with a lid, and soak in the refrigerator for 8 hours to overnight.

  2. 2

    Add salt to soaked bread and bring just to a simmer over medium-low heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Drain immediately; cover to keep warm.

  3. 3

    Drain fish and cover with fresh water; bring to a boil. Cook until fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork, about 20 minutes. Drain fish; remove any bones. Stir fish into prepared hard bread.

  4. 4

    Cook and stir fatback in a frying pan over medium heat until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Pour fatback and drippings over fish and bread mixture. Stir gently just to combine; serve immediately.

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