Whole fried Caribbean fish on a platter
Jamaica · Jamaican

Escovitch Fish

Whole fried snapper drenched in a hot vinegar dressing of carrot, onion and pepper.

Préparation
25 min
Cuisson
30 min
Total
55 min
Pour
4
Difficulté
Intermédiaire
Type
Plat principal

Ingrédients

4 personnes

Préparation

  1. 1

    Score and season the fish, then fry until crisp on both sides.

  2. 2

    Simmer vinegar with vegetables, pepper and pimento for 5 minutes.

  3. 3

    Pour the hot dressing over the fish and let it sit 15 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

Valeurs par portion · Calculées

calories
362 kcal
protéines
40 g
glucides
10 g
lipides
17 g
fibres
1.6 g
sucres
5 g
sodium
640 mg
Scotch Bonnet
L'ingrédient derrière cette recette

Scotch Bonnet

Caribbean Pantry

The soul of Caribbean heat: a lantern-shaped pepper whose perfume matters as much as its fire.

Origine
Amazon basin, carried through the Antilles by Arawak and Taíno peoples
Saveur
Fruity, apricot-like sweetness followed by a slow, blooming heat
Calories / 100 g
40 kcal
Saisonnalité
Year-round, peak July to November

L'histoire de cet ingrédient

Named for its resemblance to a Tam o' Shanter bonnet, the Scotch bonnet travelled from the Amazon basin through the Antilles long before Columbus. It became the signature of Jamaican jerk pits, Haitian pikliz jars and Trinidadian pepper sauces — a pepper used less for punishment than for perfume, always paired with allspice, thyme and citrus.

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André Clarke

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My grandmother judged a pepper by its smell, never its heat.

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Marie-Lourdes Jean

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Pikliz taught me that heat is patience, not violence.

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Devon Alleyne

Devon Alleyne

Bahamas · Conch and coastal cooking

You hear a good conch salad before you taste it.

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