How to Make Jamaican Smoked Herring | Red Herring | Smoked Herring Recipe

smoked herring

🥗Healthier: smoked mackerel

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Smoked mackerel offers a similar flavor profile, while canned tuna is more affordable.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: banana pepper

Jalapeño provides heat with less intensity, while banana pepper is milder and more accessible.

Soak smoked herring fillets in 2 cups of hot water overnight to reduce saltiness and rehydrate the fish.

Cut up red onion, scotch bonnet pepper, bell peppers (red, yellow, green), and tomatoes.

After soaking, rinse the herring with fresh water and cut it into bite-sized pieces or shred it as preferred.

In a pan, add about 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and heat it up.

Add the chopped vegetables to the pan, ensuring everything is nicely combined.

Cover and sauté the vegetables for 5 minutes.

Add the bite-sized pieces of herring to the pan and fold them in with the vegetables, ensuring they are well mixed.

Season with black pepper, cover, and leave on low heat for 5 to 7 minutes.

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