I'VE CRACKED THE SECRET to Jamaican Fried Fish and Festival (Iconic Jamaican Escoveitch)

whole fish

🥗Healthier: filleted fish

💰Cheaper: frozen fish

Filleted fish is easier to cook and frozen fish is often more affordable.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar adds a unique flavor while being slightly healthier.

festival dough

🥗Healthier: baked dough

💰Cheaper: plain fried dough

Baked dough reduces calories and is simpler to prepare.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: banana pepper

Jalapeños provide heat with less intensity, while banana peppers are milder and more accessible.

Prep the fish by gutting, cleaning, and scaling it.

Make incisions on the skin of the fish for even frying.

Season the fish generously with salt, pepper, and onion powder, ensuring to get the seasoning inside the cavity and all over the skin.

In a mixer, combine flour and water to form a dough.

Knead the dough for 10 minutes, adding more flour if too sticky or more water if too dry.

Let the dough rest for 20 to 30 minutes to relax the gluten.

Fry the seasoned fish until golden brown.

Fry the festival dough until golden brown.

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