Stew Fish Trinidad Recipe
I went full coconut here using coconut oil water and milk.
Stew fish trinidad recipe. All the way to the bones. Season with green seasoning garlic onion tomatoes pimento peppers big leaf thyme salt paprika and parsley. Lay the fish on top and pour over the lemon juice. Caribbean fish stew a simple stew with marinated red snapper and tilapia infused with spices herbs bell peppers tomatoes and onions simply delicious.
Cup flour for dusting 1 tsp. Season with green seasoning garlic onion tomatoes pimento peppers big leaf thyme salt paprika and parsley. We melt the sugar and then add meat. Lb fish fillets you can use any fish you like 1 lime 1 sprig celery chopped 1 small onion chopped 2 cloves garlic chopped 9 leaves chadon beni chopped 3 pimento peppers chopped divided 1 tsp salt 2 large tomatoes chopped sweet pepper chopped approx.
Wash the fish with the lemon and drain. Allow to marinate for at least 1 hour. There happen to be quite a few versions of fish stew in the caribbean from jamaican rundown to brown stew to all the variations in trinidad guyana the bahamas etc. Heat the oil over a medium flame.
In trinidad and tobago we stew using brown sugar. I really only got into brown stew fish when i moved to south florida. I tell my jamaican friends about the process they respond oh you guys make sweet chicken. Add carrot onion hot.
What is brown stew fish. Heat the oil over a medium flame. Add brown sugar and allow it to bubble froth darken and expand. While the oil is heating scrape the seasoning from the fish and set aside.
Pour the rum over and give it one last rub. Wash the fish with the lemon and drain. I first had this caribbean style stew at a hole in the wall restaurant and it was really really flavorful. My recipe is a nod to these but i m not aiming for a traditional anything here just a damn good fish stew.
Allow to marinate for at least 1 hour. Heat olive oil in a separate heavy bottomed pot over medium heat. Tip the thyme paste over the fish and gently massage it in taking care not to break up the flesh at all. This process is shown in my stew chicken and is also used in our pelau.
Strip the thyme leaves off the stalks and crush them with a pinch of salt and the white pepper using a pestle and mortar to make a rough paste. 3 4 lb fish fillets you can use any fish you like 1 lime 1 sprig celery chopped 1 small onion chopped 2 cloves garlic chopped 9 leaves chadon beni chopped 3 pimento peppers chopped divided 1 tsp salt.