Jamaican Escovitch - Fish Served W/spicy Marinade And Vegetables

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 red snapper fillets (or 2 whole red snapper)
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• coarse salt and freshly cracked black pepper
• 2 leeks, sliced ( and light green only)
• 2 carrots, julienned
• 4 sprigs thyme, fresh
• 1 scotch bonnet pepper, minced
• 1 pinch ground allspice
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1 lime, cut in wedges

Recipe

• 1 rinse the snapper and pat dry with paper towels. with a sharp paring knife, score the fish 3 times on skin side. season the fish with salt and pepper.
• 2 heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large non-stick sauté pan on medium-high heat. sear fish (in batches if necessary), skin side up until fish is browned. turn and sear for 1 minute on skin side. place on a platter.
• 3 add remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to pan. sauté leeks, carrots, thyme, scotch bonnet and allspice until leeks are soft, about 5 minutes.
• 4 add vinegar to pan and cook until evaporated. season with salt and pepper.
• 5 pour vegetables over fish.
• 6 serve with lime wedges to squeeze over.