Jamaican Brown Stew Fish 🇯🇲
Created By: Jerk Tavern
Kitchen Tools: Utensil Set, Knives Set
Shannon is a beautiful woman from Yonkers, NY and for the new year she wanted to improve her health. Shannon understood to see improvements she needed to start working out 🏃 and have a much healthier diet. Working out is not an issue but living in NY it would be hard to avoid the diverse food. With instant regret, Shannon turned to a vegetarian diet and felt lightheaded and dizzy after a few days. Determined to find an alternative she believed that a pescatarian 🐟 lifestyle will be more suited for her.
How to Make Brown Stew Fish
Growing up in New York, Shannon has always gravitated toward Caribbean culture. It only made sense that she would search for Caribbean style seafood related cuisine. Upon her search she found brown stew fish by Karibe. A smile came to her face because the recipe came with a video on KaribeTV. The video demonstrated how to make brown stew fish. After watching the video, it appeared to have a little Jamaican twist on the recipe. Jamaican brown stew fish is a no brainer and this will be the start to a healthier diet.
What Do I Eat with Brown Stew Fish?
As Shannon reviewed the comments below on KaribeTV, a viewer asked, what do I eat with brown stew fish? The Karibbean community recommended viewing the Kulture to find the answer. 😊 Shannon followed instructions and after viewing the ultimate foodie blog, she thought rice and peas or Kenyan pilau 🇰🇪 without any meat would be the perfect combination.
What Is the Best Fish to Cook?
With this new form of excitement around her new diet, Shannon is certain that the pescatarian lifestyle would be perfect for her. As she begins to recreate this recipe, she noticed that the fish used is red snapper. Growing up with fellow West Indians, red snapper is popular because it has nice flavor and texture. Shannon thought, maybe that’s why the recipe is nicknamed brown stew snapper fish.
As Shannon continued to cook, she fell in love with this recipe. ❤️ The sauce was the secret to her success. The minced garlic, fresh peppers and a mixture of other vital ingredients created an aroma in the kitchen that every foodie strive for.
Jamaican Brown Stew Fish
In the end, Shannon was happy to find Karibe’s Jamaican brown stew fish recipe, because it was a start to a healthier lifestyle. Not only did she feel more complete, but she was also able to connect with other like-minded foodies. The Karibbean Kulture has that effect on people.
Now it is your turn to try this amazing dish. If you can be so kind and tag Karibe, because we would like to see how your fish came out. If you altered the recipe slightly or know of any hidden tricks, please be kind to share in the comments below. Enjoy our brown stew snapper fish and enjoy cooking with Karibe!
Jamaican Brown Stew Fish 🇯🇲
Equipment
- Karibe Utensil Set
- Karibe Knives Set
Ingredients
- 2-4 Whole Firm white fish (such as red snapper or grouper)
- 5 tbsp Complete seasoning
- 3 tbsp Adobo all-purpose
- 1 tsp Salt (To Taste)
- 5 tbsp Black pepper
- 3 tbsp Paprika
- 1 tbsp Red pepper flakes
Flavor Oil
- ¼ Cup Vegetable oil
- 3 Cloves Garlic Crushed
- 7 Pimento berries
- 1 Scotch bonnet pepper
- 3 Stalks Fresh thyme
Brown Stew Sauce Ingredients
- 1 Onion Sliced
- 3 Bell peppers (one green, yellow, and one red) Sliced
- 3 Cloves Garlic Minced
- 2 Tomatoes Chopped
- 3 tbsp Mushroom sauce
- ¼ Cup Ketchup
- Fresh thyme
- 2 Scallions Chopped
- Salt and Pepper (To Taste)
- ¼ Cup Sugar (Any Sugar)
- Scotch bonnet pepper
Instructions
Prepare the Fish
- Place fish in a bowl of cold water, vinegar, and 1 squeezed lime.
- Rinse the fish fillets under cold water and pat them dry with a paper towel.
- In a shallow dish, combine the seasons, salt, black pepper, and paprika, complete and adobo. (leave 2 tbsp back)
- Make a slit on both sides of each fish. Cut the slits as an X to make sure the fish doesn't break. (see video)
- Season the fish, making sure to coat both inside the fish and in the slit cuts on the fish.
Fry the Fish
- In a large skillet, heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat.
- Add thyme, scotch bonnet, pimento berries, and garlic to flavor the oil.
- Once the oil is hot, carefully place the fish into the skillet, ensuring they don't overcrowd.
- Fry the fish for about 4-5 minutes on each side until they turn golden brown.
- Remove the fish from the skillet and set them aside on a paper towel-lined plate to drain excess oil.
Prepare the Brown Stew Sauce
- In the same skillet (or off some oil), add the sliced onions and bell peppers. Sauté them until they become tender and lightly caramelized.
- Add the minced garlic, scallion, fresh thyme, and scotch bonnet and cook for an additional minute.
- Place 5 cups of water, ketchup, mushroom sauce, and sugar, and bring the mixture to a simmer.
Simmer and Serve
- Carefully place the fried fish fillets back into the skillet, ensuring they are submerged in the sauce.
- Reduce the heat to low, cover the skillet, and let the fish simmer in the sauce for about 10-15 minutes, or until the fish is cooked through and flaky.
- Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper according to your taste.
- Serve the Jamaican Brown Stew Fish hot with steamed rice or your favorite side dish.