Escovitch Fish — a Jamaica dish
Jamaica

Escovitch Fish

Rinse fish; rub with lemon or lime, seasoned with salt and pepper or use your favorite seasoning. I used creole seasoning. Set aside or place in the oven to keep it warm until sauce is ready. In…

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By CookInstruction Kitchen Published Updated Updated Updated 4 days ago
Prep
10 min
Cook
23 min
Total
33 min
Servings
4
Difficulty
Medium

Timings are approximate — worked out from the method, not measured in a test kitchen.

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Ingredients

2 Pounds Red Snapper
1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
1 clove peeled crushed Garlic
1/2 tsp Ginger
2 sprigs Thyme
1 Bay Leaf
0.5 Red Pepper
0.5 Yellow Pepper
1 sliced Onion
1 chopped Carrots
1 tbs Sugar
1/2 tsp Allspice
1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 Scotch Bonnet
1 Lime
3/4 cup Malt Vinegar
pinch Pepper

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Cooking instructions

1

Rinse fish; rub with lemon or

Rinse fish; rub with lemon or lime, seasoned with salt and pepper or use your favorite seasoning. I used creole seasoning. Set aside or place in the oven to keep it warm until sauce is ready.

2

In large skillet heat oil over

In large skillet heat oil over medium heat, until hot, add the fish, cook each side- for about 5-7 minutes until cooked through and crispy on both sides. Remove fish and set aside. Drain oil and leave about 2-3 tablespoons of oil
Add, bay leave, garlic and ginger, stir-fry for about a minute making sure the garlic does not burn
Then add onion, bell peppers, thyme, scotch bonnet, sugar, all spice-continue stirring for about 2-3 minutes. Add vinegar, mix an adjust salt and pepper according to preference. Let it simmer for about 2 more minutes.

3

Discard bay leave, thyme spring and

Discard bay leave, thyme spring and serve over fish with a side of this bammy. You may make the sauce about 2 days in advance.

Recipe data from TheMealDB (themealdb.com) · Original source

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Scale it

Use the servings stepper above the ingredients and every quantity adjusts. Cooking times stay roughly the same.

Storage

Cool completely, then keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.

Reheating

Reheat gently with a splash of water in a covered pan, rather than blasting it, so nothing dries out.

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