Soak the cod saltfish in cold water for a couple hours.
Drain and replace with a new batch of cold water and let it soak overnight at room temperature.
Pour off water and cut the saltfish into 1 inch pieces.
After opening the 2 cans of ackee, pour ackee into a strainer to drain the water
Cut a pack of bacon into smaller pieces. Fry the bacon. Then remove the bacon from the pan and drain most of the oil and keep 2 tablespoons of the bacon oil to fry this Ackee and Saltfish dish.
Use 2 tablespoon of bacon oil in the pan and saute onion, garlic, tomatoes, scotch bonnet pepper, pimento berries and red pepper until tender. (Approximatley 5-6 minutes)
Add 4-5 sprigs of thyme.
Pour in fried bacon
Add in saltfish, stir and simmer for a few minutes.
Pour in ackee and simmer for another 2 minutes. Handle Ackee with care as it is fragile.
Add 1 teaspoon of black pepper.
Cover and allow it to stand over low heat for about 2 minutes.