Jerk Snapper Escovitch

Name: Jerk Snapper Escovitch
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Caribbean, Latin American, American
Ingredients: 1 whole snapper per person(scaled and gutted); Jerk Rub; Escovitch Sauce:; 1 Spanish onion, halved and thinly sliced; 1/2 roasted red pepper; 1/2 Scotch bonnet pepper, finely chopped(i used jalepeno so it wasn't as hot); 1 1/2 cups white wine vinegar(i also have seen recipes that use malt vinegar); 3 allspice berries

3 steps

Prep:10minCook:15min

A traditional Jamaican Dish that is sweet, tangy, and hot.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:39:31 GMT

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Ingredients

4 servings

1snapper

whole, per person, scaled and gutted

Jerk Rub

Escovitch Sauce

1spanish onion

halved and thinly sliced

0.5roasted red pepper

0.5Scotch bonnet pepper

finely chopped, i used jalepeno so it wasn't as hot

1 ½ cupswhite wine vinegar

i also have seen recipes that use malt vinegar

3allspice berries

Instructions

Step 1

Combine all sauce ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer over medium for about 10min (long enough for the flavors and heat from the peppers flavor the vinegar). Set aside to a nd let cool while you cook the fish. The escovitch sauce can be made up to 3 days ahead of time.

Step 2

Sprinkle jerk rub on both sides of fish and pan fry, grill or broil

Step 3

Serve over rice, top with the spicy pickled vegetables