Fish and Brewis with Scruncheons

Name: Fish and Brewis with Scruncheons
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 hard bread cakes, such as Purity®, split horizontally; 1 pound salt cod steaks, skinned and cut into 1/2-inch strips; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 pound fatback, diced

⏱️ Ready in 50 min 🥄 Prep 15 min 🔥 Cook 35 min 👥 4 servings 👁️ 38 views

A traditional 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.

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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 15 min

Cook 35 min

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

🛒 Ingredients

2 hard bread cakes, such as Purity®, split horizontally

1 pound salt cod steaks, skinned and cut into 1/2-inch strips

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 pound fatback, diced

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 4

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 930

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 53.2g 68%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 8763mg 381%

Total Carbohydrate 30.5g 11%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Total Sugars 0.5g

Protein 76.5g 153%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Place hard bread into a pot.

Cover bread with several inches of cool water, place a lid on the pot, and soak 8 hours to overnight.

Rinse salt cod under running cool water; place into a pot.

Cover fish with several inches of cold water, place a lid on the pot, and soak in the refrigerator 8 hours to overnight.

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.

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.

Cook and stir fatback in a frying pan over medium heat until golden brown, about 10 minutes.