| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 30 min |
| Active: | 30 min |
| Yield: | 4 to 5 servings |
| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 30 min |
| Active: | 30 min |
| Yield: | 4 to 5 servings |
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil, for deep-frying
- 1 whole snapper
- 2 tablespoons Ena’s Seafood Spice Rub, recipe follows
- Batter, for coating fish, optional
- Escovitch Dressing, for serving, recipe follows
- 2 tablespoons ground pimento seed (allspice)
- 1 tablespoon adobo powder
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1/2 tablespoon cayenne
- 1 tablespoon sea salt
- 2 tablespoons ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon ground white pepper
- 2 to 3 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 6 to 8 pimento seeds (allspice)
- Sea salt
- 1 ounce carrot, shaved or julienned
- 1 ounce sweet white or red onion, sliced
- 4 to 5 Scotch Bonnet peppers, chopped
- 1 sprig fresh thyme
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a deep-fryer or cast-iron skillet to 350 degrees F.
- Score the fish on both sides with a knife. Sprinkle inside and out with the Seafood Spice Rub. Coat in batter if using (see Cook’s Note).
- Fry the fish until the skin, or batter, is crispy, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Serve with Escovitch Dressing.
- In a food processor, pulse together the pimento seeds, adobo, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne, salt, black pepper and white pepper. Add the olive oil and process until the mixture has a deep red color, about 45 seconds.
- Combine the vinegar and 3 cups water in a saucepan. Add the sugar, pimento seeds and 1 tablespoon salt. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Add the carrots, onions, peppers and thyme. Remove the pan from the heat and let the vegetables cook slightly in the hot liquid (they should still be firm).
Reviews
I make escoveitch snapper often and for one snapper (and the weight is not identified) 2 tablespoons Black Pepper, 1 tablespoon White pepper and 1/2 tablespoon of Cayenne pepper seems excessive (and I love pepper).
Absolutely Delicious!!
Okay