Jamaican Fried Snapper

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This fried snapper dish is a traditional Jamaican fish recipe called "escovitch." My grandmother made this the night before church so that we could serve it at a large communal meal after the service.

Prep
28 min
Cook
64 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Pat fish dry; cut 3 small slits on each side of fish. Season all over with salt and pepper.
  2. 2 Heat 1-quart of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until smoking. Fry fish in hot oil until browned and crisp, about 5 minutes per side. Remove fish and place on a paper towel-lined plate.
  3. 3 Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, and garlic; cook and stir for 1 to 2 minutes.
  4. 4 Add vinegar, water, salt, habanero pepper, thyme, allspice, and sugar; continue cooking until liquid has reduced, about 5 minutes. Spoon onion mixture over fried fish to serve.

Nutrition per serving

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