How This Cheap Fish Cut Makes The Best Caribbean Appetizer?

snapper fillets

🥗Healthier: cod fillets

💰Cheaper: tilapia fillets

Tilapia is a more affordable white fish option.

cooking oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is often less expensive than coconut oil.

Season snapper fillets lightly with salt.

Steam snapper fillets in a pressure cooker for about 8 minutes with the lid on, then turn off the heat and let residual steam finish cooking.

Let the snapper cool for a few minutes, then clean and flake the fish, removing the skin and bones.

In a pan, heat a splash of oil and sauté 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, 2 tablespoons of chopped onion, and 1 chopped green onion until fragrant.

Add a couple tablespoons of chopped sweet pepper and fresh thyme leaves to the pan and sauté until fragrant, lightly seasoning with salt and black pepper.

Remove the pan from heat and add chopped scotch bonnet pepper, a couple teaspoons of lime juice, and 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise to the flaked fish.

Mix in about 1 cup of panko breadcrumbs to bind the mixture together, adjusting with more mayonnaise if needed to hold the shape.

Shape the mixture into fish cakes, coating them in panko breadcrumbs without an egg wash.

Shallow fry the fish cakes over medium heat for 2-3 minutes on each side until browned and crispy.

Prepare a dipping sauce by mixing 1 cup of mayonnaise with hot pepper sauce, 2 tablespoons of lime juice, chopped cilantro, and seasoning with salt and pepper.

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