Escoveitch Fish (journey Into Island Cooking)

published by turner1 on Jul 13, 2009

Recipe.

Ingredients

  • Start with Red Snapper (whole and cleaned)
  • Rinse fish with tap water
  • squirt enough lime juice unto fish until fully rinsed
  • take the following spices and in random order sprinkle on fish:
  • black pepper (coarse and ground)
  • Sea salt
  • paprika
  • all spice/pimento (whole)
  • parsley flakes
  • herb garden (combination seasoning)
  • Savethe following for later:
  • fresh chopped thyme
  • scallions
  • onions (red & yellow)
  • Green peppers
  • scotch bonnet peppers or habenero peppers
  • 1/4 cup vinegar
  • 1/4 soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup dices tomatoes/ketchup

Method

  1. Heat skillet with 1 cup of corn oil
  2. place one fish in skillet frying each side until golden brown
  3. place fried fish on serving tray
  4. place the “saved” ingredients into the skillet (vinegar last)
  5. lower heat to lowest setting
  6. add vinegar (chemical sizzling)
  7. cook for 1-2 minutes
  8. drain contents of skillet onto fish in serving tray.
  9. Garnish with lemons and limes.
  10. Serve. (Warning fish contains bones and boneless snapper is an option)

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