Escovitch Fish
A Jamaican dinner made with seafood. Ready in about 35 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 30 minPrep (about)
- 5 minCook (about)
- 35 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Fresh & other
- 1 ½ lb red snapper
- 1 clove garlic
- ½ tsp ginger
- 2 sprigs thyme Shopping tip: Fresh sprigs or dried both work (1 tsp dried = 1 tbsp fresh).
- ⅓ red bell pepper Shopping tip: Bell pepper (UK recipes call it pepper).
- ⅓ yellow bell pepper Shopping tip: Bell pepper (UK recipes call it pepper).
- 1 onion
- 1 carrot
- 2 ¼ tsp sugar
- 1 scotch bonnet Shopping tip: Very hot. Habanero is the same heat and easier to find.
- 1 lime
Sauces & oils
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- ¾ tsp worcestershire sauce
- ½ cup malt vinegar
Spices & seasonings (3): bay leaf, allspice, pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ tsp allspice
- pinch pepper
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Put it to one side or place in oven to keep it warm till sauce is ready.
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Until hot in large pan heat oil over medium heat.
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Add the fish.
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Cook each side- for around 5-7 min till cooked through and crispy on both sides.
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Remove fish.
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Set aside.
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Drain oil.
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Leave about 2-3 tablespoons of oil.
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Add, bay leave, garlic and ginger.
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Stir-fry for around a minute making sure the garlic doesn't burn.
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Add onion, bell peppers,, scotch bonnet, sugar, all -continue stirring for about 2-3 minutes.
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Add vinegar.
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Mix an adjust salt plus pepper according to preference.
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Let it simmer for around 2 more minutes.
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Discard bay leave, thyme spring.
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Dish up over fish using a side of this bammy.
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Make the sauce around 2 days in advance.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.