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Escovitch Fish

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Escovitch Fish

Jamaican fried fish drenched in a sharp, sweet, spiced vinegar pickle with onions, carrots and scotch bonnet.

Total time
35 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
15 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Caribbean

Ingredients

4whole snapper or firm white fish fillets
200mlwhite vinegar
1onion, thinly sliced
1carrot, julienned
1scotch bonnet chilli, deseeded and sliced
1 tspallspice berries
1 tspsugar
salt and pepperto taste
oilfor frying

Instructions

1

Season fish with salt and pepper. Pan-fry in oil 3–4 minutes per side until golden and cooked through.

2

Simmer vinegar, vegetables, allspice and sugar together 5 minutes.

3

Pour hot pickle over fried fish.

4

Allow to marinate at least 30 minutes — longer is better.

5

Serve at room temperature with festival bread.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
21
Protein
0.4g
Fat
0.1g
Carbs
5.1g
Fiber
0.9g
Sodium
12mg

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