Ackee Dip ---- A Jamaican Appetizer----
From minitindel 15 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 8
The ackee dip is an impressive tasting Jamaican appetizer. It is perfect for that social occasion. It's so easy to make no one will know....if you want to add some extra spice to kick it up a notch go for it .... Read more ........... The akee (Blighia sapida) from Africa is a favorite in Jamaica but the fleshy arils are poisonous until fully exposed to light. The seeds are always poisonous.you can buy it safely on the net ........ When it is fully mature, it splits open revealing 3 cream-colored, fleshy, glossy arils, crisp, somewhat nutty-flavored, attached to the large, black, nearly round, smooth, hard, shining seeds–nonnally 3; often 1 or 2 may be aborted. The base of each aril is attached to the inside of the stem-end of the "jacket" by pink or orange-red membranes. See less
Ingredients
- 2 - Cups boiled ackee shopping list
- 2-1/2 -tbsps grated cheddar cheese shopping list
- 2 - table spoons onion shopping list
- 1/2 - tsp lemon juice shopping list
- Salt and hot pepper to taste .............. shopping list
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My father had an Akee tree in his back yard in S. Florida. He used to make them like scrambled eggs and add crisp bacon. It was a real good breakfast. I know that this is a great recipe. The Akee is a mild flavored soft nut meat that will be wonderfu...more
lanceoferin
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I too was ignorant about ackee, while everything looks great, it is one that I can safely say I will never make. I have never seen an ackee in any store in the area and if I ask I know the produce clerk will just say “God Bless You”
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This is a great recipe - I had something similar in the Caribbean, never made it myself. Great description, too.
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