Jamaican Escovitch Fish
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Immaculate Bites · by Imma Adamu★ 5.0 (40)

Jamaican Escovitch Fish

NUTRITION · PER SERVING40M COOK
CAL 26%·PRO 96%
CARBS 13G10% OF CAL
2G FIBER7G SUGAR3G OTHER
FAT 31G54% OF CAL
4G SAT27G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A Jamaican fried red snapper topped with a bright, spicy-sweet escovitch sauce made with vinegar, vegetables, and warm spices. This tangy, complex dish is a classic Caribbean preparation that's both elegant and deeply flavorful.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 4
  • 2 pounds (900g) whole red snappers, (cleaned and scaled (about 2-3 fish—almost any white fish will work))
  • salt and pepper (to taste (see notes))
  • 1 lime (or lemon)
  • ½ cup (120ml) vegetable oil ((more as needed))
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon (5g) minced garlic (about 2 cloves) ((about 2 cloves))
  • ½ teaspoon (5g) grated ginger ((or a small pinch of ground ginger))
  • 1 medium yellow onion, (thinly sliced)
  • 1 medium carrot, (julienned)
  • ½ red bell pepper, (thinly sliced)
  • ½ yellow bell pepper, (thinly sliced)
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 1 scotch bonnet pepper, (pierced (or replace with ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper))
  • ½ teaspoon (1g) Jamaican allspice
  • 1 tablespoon (12g) sugar
  • 1 teaspoon (5ml) Worcestershire sauce
  • ¾ cup (180ml) malt vinegar ((can sub red wine vinegar))
  • freshly ground white pepper
PREP
15M
SODIUM
365MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.