Immaculate Bites· by Imma Adamu★ 5.0 (40)

Jamaican Escovitch Fish

Name: Jamaican Escovitch Fish
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: caribbean
Ingredients: 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

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 40m total

Servings

Calories

28% of a 2,000 cal day

552KCAL

Protein

47g95% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat31g

40%

Saturated4g

22%

Unsaturated27g

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Total Carbs16g

Fiber2g

Total Sugars7g

—

incl. Added Sugars3g

Starch7g

—

Sodium374mg

16%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

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.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

900 gwhole red snappers — cleaned, scaled, 2 lb, or almost any white fish
salt and pepper) — to taste (see notes
1lime — or lemon
½ cupvegetable oil — 120 ml
1bay leaf
5 gminced garlic — 1 tsp
5 ggrated ginger — ½ tsp, or ground ginger
1medium yellow onion — thinly sliced
1medium carrot
½red bell pepper — thinly sliced
½yellow bell pepper — thinly sliced
2 sprigsthyme — fresh
1scotch bonnet pepper — pierced, or cayenne pepper
1 gJamaican allspice — ½ tsp
12 gsugar — 1 tbsp
1 tspWorcestershire sauce — 5 ml
¾ cupmalt vinegar ((can sub red wine vinegar)) — 180ml
white pepper — freshly ground

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Method

40m total

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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