Jamaicans loves fish and there are several ways it is being prepared. One of the most popular way is the escoveitched. In preparing the escovetched fish we use vinegar, sweet pepper, scotch bonnet pepper (very spicy or hot), carrot, onion, pimento and vinegar. Some of these ingredients are optional.
Jamaican Escoveitched Fish
Fried Fish Without Vinegar Sauce
Recipe
3 lbs fish
1/2 cup flour (optional)
1/4 cup vinegar
1/2 cup water
Oil for frying (should be about 1/2 inch deep in frying pan)
1 pinch of salt
1 cup carrot strips (optional)
1 large onion (cut into rings)
1 large sweet pepper or 2 mini sweet pepper (different color for creativity)
1/2 tsp jerk season powder (instead of scotch bonnet pepper for the spicy flavor)
12 pimento seeds (optional)
Preparation
(1) Combine a mixture of pinch of salt and water solution (taste water solution-not too salty)
(2) Soak fish in solution for about 8 minutes.
(3) Take fish out of solution and properly dried with paper towel (roll in flour optional) Note: If oil is properly heated, flour is not needed.
(4) Heat oil in pot 1/2 inch deep and put fish in to fry ( don’t burn oil) Note: Gently put fish in the oil to prevent splashing
(5) When fish is properly fried like picture above, take out of oil and set aside
(6) Take another pot and prepare the 1/2 cup of water, 1/4 cup vinegar, and all the other ingredients
(7) Take 3 tbsp of the used oil and pour in the pot with the other ingredients and sauté for about 6 minutes
(8) Take all the sauté ingredients out the gravy and spread some over the fried fish and set aside.
Fried Fish Without Vinegar Sauce
(9) Take out vegetable without the sauce and spread over fish (second picture above)
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