Fish and Brewis with Scruncheons Recipe

Prep Time:
15 mins

Cook Time:
35 mins

Additional Time:
8 hrs

Total Time:
8 hrs 50 mins

Servings:
4

Ingredients

Directions

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.

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. Pour fatback and drippings over fish and bread mixture. Stir gently just to combine; serve immediately.

Cook’s Note

Diced bacon or pancetta can be substituted for the fatback.

If you are using fresh fish: Pour the cooked fatback, bacon, or pancetta with drippings over the uncooked fish in a 2 quart (2L) baking dish; bake at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) until fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork, about 15 minutes. Any fresh white fish can be used although cod is preferable. Remove any bones before combining them with the prepared hard bread.

I like to serve this with 2 cups (500ml) of boiled frozen peas, to which I add 1 tablespoon (15ml) of lemon juice after cooking and draining.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)