🏝️ Caribbean

Plantain Escovitch

Name: Plantain Escovitch
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: for deep-frying Vegetable Oil; 2, beaten Eggs; 100 g All-Purpose Flour; 1 Carrot; 150 g Breadcrumbs; 150 ml Apple Cider Vinegar; 1 tsp Allspice; 1 Scotch Bonnet Pepper; 4 ripe Plantain

🏝️ Caribbean

Fried plantain pickled hot with escovitch vegetables — sweet, sour, fiery. 23 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 18 min Cook 5 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Vegetable Oilfor deep-frying
Eggs2, beaten
All-Purpose Flour100 g
Carrot1
Breadcrumbs150 g
Apple Cider Vinegar150 ml
Allspice1 tsp
Scotch Bonnet Pepper1
Plantain4 ripe

Optional extras

Fresh Thymehandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Pat the plantain dry and season with the allspice and a little salt.
2
Set up a breading line: flour, then beaten egg, then breadcrumbs — press the crumbs on firmly.
3
Heat 4-5 cm of oil to 180°C; a breadcrumb dropped in should sizzle straight away.
4
Fry the plantain in small batches until deep golden, 3-4 minutes per batch.
5
Drain on a rack, never on paper, and serve hot with fresh cilantro scattered over.

Chef's tip

Keep the oil at a steady 180°C — too cool and the coating goes greasy.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Jamaican Escovitch Fish + Fried Plantains | Caribbean Cooking · on YouTube