Cooking Canned Jamaican Ackee for the 1st Time in NYC

[@SOAIVLOGS]

When asked what is my favorite Jamaican dish, ackee and saltfish makes my top 5 and I've been missing it. Here in NYC, if you want ackee you will most likely get it in a can. I've never cooked ackee this way nor have I paid so much for it. My Merch Store www.soaisauce.com/

[@tanyabarrett1850]

What is the name of the store that you got the Ackee from?

[@EmpressQueenB]

I really enjoyed this video. Long time no see, so happy you popped up in the timeline. I am heading to South Africa next year to visit family. I am definitely going to pavk a few cans to bless their palates. Lolllll... Talk up nuh... Clap fi yuhself #ICanCOOK Making fry dumpling is indeed art. Well done.

[@angellafraser638]

Get Linstead ackee,you will be dancing Soai❤❤❤❤

[@angellafraser638]

My fetching is not much fun like soai and it's twice soai ketchen,so gald I have seen you cook the saltfish,I use to just soak it in water and fry it up and it use to be so salty still,one day I saw you boil the saltfish with the food and I was blown away by how much I forgot to cook Jamaican food

[@ioneyfraser777]

After watching all these New York vlogs,I will be in New York next summer ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@SS-fv6iw]

We usually open the can then use the lid to strain off the brine in the sink (keeeping the ackee in the tin) then when you seasonings and saltfish is cooked add ackee in.

[@EmpressQueenB]

Same suh

[@Kenny-jd9sy]

King of preparing!!

[@SOAIVLOGS]

😎

[@angellafraser638]

Am so thankful for Soai,Thank you Lord❤❤❤❤

[@SOAIVLOGS]

😘

[@billionz0000]

top chef, can't take anything for granted, just gratitude.

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Big up

[@lumplump4650]

Sometimes i drain them and let them sit out over night in the refrigerator to firm up a bit.

[@SOAIVLOGS]

That actually sounds really smart!

[@kadesaanderson9756]

That marker is massive ❤❤❤❤

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Marker? I’ve been trying to figure this comment out for days now but I think I understand… 🤣

[@RasGb0830]

Yes, I usually pour hot water over it in a strainer.

[@angellafraser638]

One of my life long desire is to eat some food cook by soai,I don't want no body who been in the states 30 plus years to cook me nothing Jamaican,the way I mess up Jamaican food

[@richardrobinson1909]

The best brand can ackee to buy is "goshen" am telling u every can the ackee is extremely firm, wish could show pics here

[@erinbarrow4819]

Food looks yummy 😋 Stephen big up yahself

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Big up

[@tishainnis]

Next time you’re in the Bronx, go to Palm Tree or Grace West Indian markets both on Boston Rd. You’ll feel like you’re in Jamaica. 🇯🇲

[@nycg801]

Facts

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Yes I’ve been. Will film it

[@tishainnis]

@@SOAIVLOGS 😃🫶🏽

[@darlingnikki1911]

Sorry to tell you that you cooked the can ackee incorrectly! First off the brine needs to be drained off and rinsed twice! The secret to get the ackee firm is to put it in the fridge for an hour or overnight. Anyway it looks good 👍🏻😊

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Thanks for the tips! As you saw in the video, the instructions were covered over. But with the power of social media. I learned something :)

[@Suzieq5446]

Ackee is Jamaican. I pay $10.99 for a can here in NYC. Ackee is up

[@rosedixon6104]

You don’t have to rinse off twice you do it how you like to do it everybody does things differently

[@rosedixon6104]

@@SOAIVLOGS My nephew you do you, don’t have to do things like what people said

[@Amonisworld]

One of my favorite

[@angellafraser638]

Linstead❤❤❤❤ ackee the best in the can

[@tchaikovskymaye6227]

My hometown

[@charles55carey]

I enjoyed this show.ove only had canned ackee in the bahamas. I’m now growing my own .i need your secret recipe for the fried dumpling 😊 please 🙏🏽

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Having an ackee tree is a blessing. I used to have one in my yard. I have a follow up video with me making the fried dumplings

[@angellafraser638]

The way I messed up Jamaican food,no sah,when everything done and I taste the food,me lost,me wondering what is missing from this😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@msedwards953]

Ginger and pimento in ackee and salt fish I’ll try that next time. Linstead brand is pretty good that’s my preference. Next time drain the ackee pour in a bowl then rinse with hot water then continue as usual. Canned ackee got really expensive

[@mikemiller2509]

Wow I smell the pot all the way in the Bronx yummy

[@SOAIVLOGS]

😩🤣

[@Suzieq5446]

I like Spur Tree brand the ackee is firmer.

[@joanjackson7065]

ITS VERY EXPENSIVE SON ❤WOOW!!

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Yuuup

[@michellejennings4176]

That's all I can use until someone comes up with the real thing

[@michaelfranklyn5660]

Cool nuh bro!🇯🇲👊🏿

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Up!

[@Portlandmedia876]

Blessings tin ackee wah gwan no 3 bad

[@tishainnis]

1:48 EVERY single time!! Kmt! Mi hate it! 😂

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Cho!

[@tishainnis]

@ 😂

[@angellafraser638]

Instead ackee you got to use❤❤❤❤

[@Victoriouslyvictoriouss]

The ackee is already cook. So skip the cooking part and start with your vegetable and saltfish then add the ackee.

[@Victoriouslyvictoriouss]

Can you do a video of how you set up your camera to shoot your content. Like when it seems to be high in the kitchen and we can see in the pot well on your scooter when riding and so on

[@SOAIVLOGS]

I’ll try when I have the time

[@CassandraMc-c5k]

Ackee in the US frozen at some of the International Store canned that others and it’s extremely expensive here and it’s very salty and mushy 🤮

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Sigh

[@angelaforbes3395]

Just a suggestion, next time drain off that water from the can, then rinse off with boiling water. Use a strainer to drain, it can be use immediately or let it sit for a while in the refrigerator or on your counter

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Thanks for the suggestion, appreciate it

[@michellejennings4176]

You bhoogie sah..bone fi inna saltfish...lmaooo

[@SOAIVLOGS]

naaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh🤣

[@josierose3035]

I cook the canned Ackee alot first strain the brine in a strainer and pour some hot water over it drain.then cook as usual.🇺🇸😎

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Great tip!

[@TheOriginal_Onee]

You should have drained the ackee and scalded it in some warm water (atleast a minute or less). The ackee will develop smooth look that way and eat much better as well. I give you a 6.5/7 for the ackee! Fry dumplings look sell offf n good presentation nonetheless 💯

[@nram1]

That's the only way to to deal with the can ackee

[@TheOriginal_Onee]

@ most definitely!!!

[@rblake5029]

My good man, place a wooden spoon over the pot if u don't want it's contents to overflow, true story.

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Yup I know this one but I always want it to boil faster so I try to only crack the lid and hope I remember lol. I also heard rubbing oil around the edge of the pot helps too

[@andrewmalvo7998]

Nice

[@veronicagordon1361]

Next time drain of the water then you can pour some hot water over it then drain it of again then just fry up your seasoning put saltfish in then the ackee and a little black pepper. Remember drain the water of

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Will do

[@judithwilliams174]

Here's a tip for you to stop your pot over boiling. Place a wooden spoon across the top, when the water hits it, it doesn't spill over. Try it👍🏽

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Great tip!

[@carreyh780]

Linstead market ackee is the best. It's brine in water.

[@SOAIVLOGS]

I’ll try it

[@imwokedonttwistitmeansnome7718]

welcome to the butter Ackee "all the time" experience... nothing compare to off the tree, and they wonder why we eat so much when we go down.

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Yo this funny 🤣 butter ackee all the time exp 🤣🤣🤣

[@dwightfrederick7805]

I need to either meet you in NY, JA or invite you to SKN.......Damn Look good ..❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Thanks bro

[@traceyanntomlinson225]

The can I get here in Philly is double ds brand love that one better

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Cool 😎

[@GrAdeAjAmAicAn]

Can't cook clean food inna dutty kitchen. I personally never use the brine. P.S funny the other day I watched a video of a Ghanaian that went to Jamaica and had Ackee and Saltfish for the first time and he loved it and said they only use Ackee too make soap there. If they ever learned to can it they would make a killing.

[@SOAIVLOGS]

facts!

[@jasalmon11]

Drain it, rinsed it, steam it , and then add to your aromatics...

[@claudettereynolds8202]

The lindstead market brand is the best

[@lizsmith8586]

The food looks delicious I wish you can come cook a meal for me😊I live on Long Island New York

[@SOAIVLOGS]

😄😄😄

[@Victoriouslyvictoriouss]

I eat any brand ackee, I just look for the cheapest one at the moment when I’m shopping. Cheapest I ever seen was $8.99 and I paid up to $13.99. It just depends and where you go.

[@SOAIVLOGS]

True

[@ladikeat13]

In the UK a can is the only way to get ackee. Uber Eats don’t deliver from Jamaica ❤️🇯🇲

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Gotcha!

[@joanjackson7065]

ONLY WHEN ME GO 🇯🇲 ME EAT ACKEE ME COOK IT IN ANTIGUA 🇦🇬 MY DEAR HUSBAND💙👏🏿📖🧡 RIP.& SIS-N-LAWS EAT IT I BROUGHT THE ACKEE FROM FROM 🇯🇲 CLEAN IT UP FREEZE IT EVERYTIME ME GOES 🇯🇲 I ALWAYS BRINGS BACK ACKEE ALSO TO 🇬🇧 FOR MY FAMILES &CERTAIN GOOD FRIENDS & CHURCH ⛪️ MOTHERS ❤💗🎉 BLESS 👏🏿📖 THEM 📖👏🏿 ME GIVE IT ALL AWAY YEA

[@paynalmighty7275]

For someone who’s used to freshly picked Ackee, wasn’t a fan of the canned Ackee , maybe it was the brand

[@SOAIVLOGS]

I can see why, canned is always trying to preserve freshness but can never fully achieve that.

[@rosewhite9468]

The spur tree brand is good. Jamaica Choice is a Jew owned brand from Jamaica Queens. ( not authentic Jamaican brand)

[@kirkhambrown7276]

Hey bro I am in NY too what is the cost of the cornmeal pudding I would love one please?

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Store link here bro with info www.soaisauce.com/product-page/cornmeal-pudding

[@lattibatti1729]

Wish I could mince my garlic so effortlessly 🧐

[@SOAIVLOGS]

The mandolin gives you a nice even start

[@lattibatti1729]

@@SOAIVLOGS ok, I’ll buy one. I was also inspired to make garlic powder so I’ll need it!

[@SS-fv6iw]

Have you migrated to the US?

[@joanjackson7065]

THEM CULTRE IS DIFFERENT CHINESE 🌍 AFRICAN 🇯🇲🇦🇬🇨🇦🇺🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👑🇬🇧 SLL OVER THE 🌎 GLOBE DI

[@justone5404]

I’m watching from Port St. Lucie Florida I like these videos where you move around New York can’t wait to visit if the government of Jamaica ever up grade down town I think Kingston would be the New York of the Caribbean new apartment paint up the old buildings all jamaica would need is a mixture of people from all races livening working in the city and it will be even nicer

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Truth

[@jenniesalmon9808]

The pot going to boil over . That always happens to me .

[@SOAIVLOGS]

🤣🤣

[@justone5404]

Next time go to a Jamaican grocery store one own by blk jamaican

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Yea I go to different ones, but this one was just near

[@kiddream5749]

I don’t know how to make fry dumplings and it’s sad 😢

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Yea it’s tricky

[@mym8330]

got to Walmart to buy Ackee. It's around $7.00 per can

[@SOAIVLOGS]

awesome

[@panchy53]

First of all you ever see grannie put them seasoning inna ackee onion scotch bonnet pepper piece a thyme do you know it’s costly to pick cure the ackee and can it to distribute I get spur tree ackee in Florida for $6.99

[@SOAIVLOGS]

I’m guessing you knew my granny? 🤣

[@Victoriouslyvictoriouss]

Next time cut the can at a small part and then drain the water out the can. Then open the rest.

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Aight

[@theresanichols5556]

You need to drain all the brine off and rinse it.

[@justone5404]

I never see sugar cane in a can I wonder where it’s made

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Same

[@pwrtripdre5753]

I like canned ackee better than fresh ackee

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Interesting, how so?

[@pwrtripdre5753]

@SOAIVLOGS it taste better than the boiled and frozen one that comes up from Jamaica, it's always bitter and freezer burnt (In my Opinion)

[@calminthestorm6167]

That’s crazy! Nothing beats fresh ackee from Jamaica!

[@SOAIVLOGS]

@@pwrtripdre5753 hmmm gotchu

[@rosewhite9468]

6 servings for weight watchers

[@SOAIVLOGS]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@CatCat-v5g]

What a waste of a plastic bag. Lol.. We save & reuse, cuts down on landfill, etc. Every little bit helps!

[@SOAIVLOGS]

I usually use them for my bathroom trash bin but this one was too small. I agree with you

[@C_CZ2]

I use tin ackee all the time and this was annoying to watch. All of the tin ackee is imported from Jamaica.

[@claudettebeckford5460]

Bro, ackee must cook with black pepper. Not the same without it.

[@GrAdeAjAmAicAn]

Him use the crushed pimento seed.

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Just a preference, I prefer pimento. I also heard the joke that black pepper gives stoppage of water in men hahahaha!!!!!!!

[@kadesaanderson9756]

Truth,that's what been missing from my ackee❤❤❤❤❤

[@kadesaanderson9756]

@@SOAIVLOGS 😅😅😅😅😅 soai don't want to know how true that saying is,I don't blame him too😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@kadesaanderson9756]

@@claudettebeckford5460 I will use pimento too instead even thou the stoppage of water would be good for me,I need a break from this diabetes that makes you peep very often when it's not under control,so the black pepper would work for me in my case Man,stay healthy,

[@rasjahson6261]

Canned Ackee? NOOO! It can’t be at its freshest. Preservatives, no.

[@SOAIVLOGS]

Definitely wont be at it's freshest

[@taramann9258]

you need on socks

[@SOAIVLOGS]

🤣

[@WhoAmI-zd6li]

Spur Tree is the worst Ackee to buy. It is like Ackee soup. Buy any other brand than Spur Tree.....Spure Tree Ackee too saggy and overcooked. I told Spur Tree about it...but they continue to make their Ackee very saggy.

[@SS-fv6iw]

We usually open the can then use the lid to strain off the brine in the sink (keeeping the ackee in the tin) then when you seasonings and saltfish is cooked add ackee in.