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White Fish Brown Stew
🏝️ Caribbean

White Fish Brown Stew

🏝️ Caribbean

Browned-sugar stew — white fish deepened by caramel and thyme, island style. About 47 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 15 min Cook 32 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Onion2, chopped
  • Tomato3
  • Garlic4 cloves, minced
  • Potato3 medium, cubed
  • Bell Pepper1
  • Carrot2, thickly sliced
  • Stock or Broth750 ml
  • White Fish500 g
  • Coconut Oil2 tbsp
  • Brown Sugar2 tbsp
  • Allspice1 tsp

Optional extras

  • Fresh Thymehandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Warm the Coconut Oil in a heavy casserole and brown the white fish well on all sides — real colour means real flavour.

  2. 2

    Lift the white fish out, soften the onion and garlic in the same pot, then add the allspice.

  3. 3

    Return the white fish, tip in the potato and carrot, and pour over the stock.

  4. 4

    Cover and let it murmur gently for 35-40 minutes until everything is spoon-tender and the broth has body.

  5. 5

    Season with salt and cracked pepper, then shower with fresh thyme right before serving.

Chef's tip

Let the dish rest 5 minutes off the heat before serving so the flavours settle.

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Watch how it's made

Video: JAMAICAN BROWN STEW BONELESS WHITE FISH · on YouTube