Yalla Market
Escovitch Fish Recipe
Jamaican
⏱ 2 h 5 min
Hard
Escovitch Fish — a classic Jamaican Seafood.
Ingredients
- 2 Pounds Red Snapper
- 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 clove peeled crushed Garlic Buy: Garlic Marinated Chicken · ₺149.99
- 1/2 tsp Ginger Buy: Adeni Ginger Tea · ₺29.99
- 2 sprigs Thyme Buy: Thyme · ₺55.99
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 0.5 Red Pepper
- 0.5 Yellow Pepper
- 1 sliced Onion Buy: Onion Powder · ₺55.99
- 1 chopped Carrots Buy: Frozen Peas & Carrots · ₺82.99
- 1 tbs Sugar Buy: First Green Mint Sugar free Gum · ₺39.99
- 1/2 tsp Allspice
- 1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 Scotch Bonnet
- 1 Lime Buy: Dried Yellow Lime · ₺39.99
- 3/4 cup Malt Vinegar
- pinch Pepper Buy: Haimi Pepper Spice · ₺105.99
Preparation
- 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 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.
- 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.