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Caribbean Fish Stew

URL: https://www.africanbites.com/caribbean-stewed-fish/

Ingredients

Fish Marinate

  • 3-3½ pounds white fish (cleaned, scaled, and cut in steaks)
  • ½ teaspoon grated ginger
  • ½ teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • ½ teaspoon thyme
  • ½ teaspoon green seasoning (optional)
  • ½ teaspoon chicken bouillon powder (optional)
  • 1 unit lemon
  • to taste unit salt

Caribbean Fish Stew

  • ½ cup vegetable oil (or more as needed)
  • 1 medium onion (thinly sliced)
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic (about 2 cloves)
  • ½ teaspoon ginger
  • 1 teaspoon thyme
  • 1 unit bay leaf
  • 1 unit Scotch bonnet pepper (pierced) or ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 3-4 medium tomatoes (diced)
  • 1 unit bell pepper (sliced)
  • 2 unit green onions (chopped)
  • to taste unit bouillon seasoning (optional)
  • to taste unit white or black pepper

Instructions

  1. Rinse the fish, drain, and pat dry. Rub with lemon.
  2. In a bowl, season the fish with salt, garlic, ginger, thyme, white pepper, and green seasoning. Mix well and marinate for 30 minutes or overnight.
  3. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the fish for 2-3 minutes on each side, then remove and set aside.
  4. In the same pan, sauté onion, Scotch bonnet pepper, garlic, green seasoning, thyme, and bay leaf until the onion is tender.
  5. Add diced tomatoes and simmer for about 5 minutes, adding stock or water as needed.
  6. Stir in bell pepper and green onions, then add the fish back to the pan with more stock or water. Simmer for another 5 minutes.
  7. Adjust seasonings and serve with rice or fried plantains.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
5
Calories
559
Total fat
18g
Total carbohydrates
7g
Total protein
92g
Sodium
288mg
Cholesterol
226mg

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