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Dinner for 4

Escovitch Fish

Fried red snapper is topped with sweet, spicy pickled peppers, onions, carrots, and vinegar.

$6.76per serving $$$$
48 minstart to table
4servings

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Ingredients

  • 2 lb red snapper
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 clove peeled crushed garlic
  • 1/2 tsp ginger
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 red pepper
  • 1/2 yellow pepper
  • 1 sliced onion
  • 1 chopped carrots
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp allspice
  • 1 tsp worcestershire sauce
  • 1 scotch bonnet
  • 1 lime
  • 3/4 cup malt vinegar
  • 1 pinch pepper

Steps

  1. Season the snapper with pepper and lime juice, then rest it for 10 minutes.
  2. Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and fry the snapper for 5 minutes per side, until it flakes easily or reaches 145 F.
  3. Transfer the fish to a serving dish and leave 2 tablespoons of oil in the skillet.
  4. Cook the onion, peppers, carrot, garlic, ginger, thyme, bay leaf, allspice, and Scotch bonnet for 5 minutes.
  5. Stir in the vinegar, sugar, and Worcestershire sauce, then simmer for 8 minutes.
  6. Pour the hot vegetable mixture over the fish and rest it for 5 minutes.

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