🏝️ Caribbean

Snapper Pepper Pot

Name: Snapper Pepper Pot
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 32 min
Total time: 47 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 2, chopped Onion; 4 cloves, minced Garlic; 3 medium, cubed Potato; 2, thickly sliced Carrot; 750 ml Stock or Broth; 2 tbsp Coconut Oil; 1 tsp Allspice; 2 whole Snapper; 2 tbsp Cassareep; 1 stick Cinnamon

🏝️ Caribbean

Guyanese-style pepperpot — snapper in a dark, spiced cassareep stew. Ready in 47 minutes including prep.

Prep 15 min Cook 32 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion2, chopped
Garlic4 cloves, minced
Potato3 medium, cubed
Carrot2, thickly sliced
Stock or Broth750 ml
Coconut Oil2 tbsp
Allspice1 tsp
Snapper2 whole
Cassareep2 tbsp
Cinnamon1 stick

Optional extras

Fresh Thymehandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Warm the Coconut Oil in a heavy casserole and brown the snapper well on all sides — real colour means real flavour.
2
Lift the snapper out, soften the onion and garlic in the same pot, then add the allspice.
3
Return the snapper, tip in the potato and carrot, and pour over the stock.
4
Cover and let it murmur gently for 35-40 minutes until everything is spoon-tender and the broth has body.
5
Season with salt and cracked pepper, then shower with fresh thyme right before serving.

Chef's tip

Prep everything before the heat goes on — caribbean cooking moves fast once it starts.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Pepper Pot Soup / Peppa Pot · on YouTube