Jamaican Jerk Fish Wrapped in Banana Leaf and Steamed.....

When yesterday morning one of my friend shared with me a Jamaican Jerk Chicken recipe..... I instantly fell in love with the easy recipe. The spices in this dish are full of flavours... enough to linger around your tastebuds.. I decided to make it.. with a twist...

I have adapted the recipe as per my convenience and experimented it with fish.. wrapped in banana leaf and steamed it..... This dish can be served as a starter.

For the Jerk Spice

Ingredients

1 tsp  Garlic powder

1/2 tsp Onion powder

1 tsp Hot Chilli powder

1/4 tsp Pepper powder

1/8 tsp Cinnamon powder

1/8 tsp Nutmeg powder

1/8 tsp Clove powder or 2 Cloves

1/2 tsp All Spice powder  ( I did not use the powder... but I have the all spice plant at home so substituted it by roasting 3 leaves and grinding it)

1/4 tsp Chilli flakes

1/2 tsp Brown Sugar

Salt to taste

1/2 tsp Dried Thyme

1/2 tsp Dried Parsley

Method

Mix all the above ingredients and blend it in a blender.

For the Steamed  Fish

Ingredients

Any whole Fish.. I used 3 medium size whole Pomfrets cleaned and slited

Jamaican Jerk spice

Salt to season

3 tbsp Olive oil

Juice of 1 Lime

Banana Leaves cut into rectangular shape

Method

Take the fish. Rub salt and lime juice and let it stand for 15 minutes. Mix the Jerk spices with olive oil. Rub the Jerk spices and let it marinate for 2 hours or more. To make the banana leaf more pliable, slightly warm up the banana leaves over low flame for few seconds. Apply oil on the lighter side of each leaf. Place the fish on the leaf. Add the marinated juices on the fish. Wrap the fish in the banana leaf. Heat up the pan. Brush some oil in the pan. Cook it covered on medium high flame for 10 minutes on each sides. Serve it hot with lime slices.

P. S. Instead of steaming the fish you can grill it too.

Jamaican Fried Red Snapper

Jamaican Fried Red Snapper

Must try... The pickled Vegetable and the fish combination is awesome..

For Marinating the Fish and Frying the Fish

Ingredients

4 Red snapper, cleaned, scaled, washed and give 3 cuts 

Salt to taste 

1 tsp Pepper powder 

Oil for frying shallow 

Method 

Rub salt and pepper on both side of the fish. Heat oil in a pan over. Fry the fish until browned and crisp.  Remove fish and place on a paper towel.

For the VegetableTopping 

Ingredients 

2 medium Onions sliced

1/2 large carrot, peeled and cut into thin strips

1 tsp Garlic minced

1 Chilli minced 

1 sprig fresh Thyme leaves

1/4 cup Vinegar

1 tbsp Water

1/2 tsp All spice powder (1 small stick Cinnamon, 2 Cloves, small piece Nutmeg and 4 Pepper corn)

Salt to taste 

1/4 tsp Brown Sugar

1 tsp Oil retained from the fish fry. 

Method 

Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a pan. Stir onion, garlic and carrot into the pan; cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes. Add thyme, allspice, chilli, vinegar, water, salt, and sugar and continue cooking until onions have softened and liquid has reduced, about 5 minutes .Serve fish with this topping...