Fried Fish (Estoveitch)

Description

Escovitch is crispy fried fish soaked in a spicy pickled sauce with lots of white onion, thin strips of carrot, pimento berries (allspice) and scotch bonnet pepper. You can add bell pepper to the vegetable medley, but I went the traditional route and left it out.

Nearly every kind of fish is escovitch in Jamaica. If you’re not in Jamaica, red snapper is the best fish to use to get an authentic Jamaican taste.