Escovitch Fish

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Transport yourself to the beach and make Kwame’s favorite fried dish. Rub the freshly-caught snapper with marination and all-purpose seasoning, shallow-fried until the skin crisps, then add Escovitch sauce, a spicy and vinegary pickling liquid.

What you'll learn

Escovitch Sauce • Escovitch Fish

FryingShallow Fry Whole Fish With Confidence

SaucesKwame’s Favorite Fried Fish Sauce

MarinadeScore Deep, Season Deeper

Escovitch Sauce • Escovitch Fish

Time

Video: 14 min • Hands-on: 20 min • Total: 1.2 hours

Main ingredients

Fish

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Escovitch Sauce

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“This was the second recipe I cooked. The marinade was incredible, full of different flavors ( I use it in almost every dish now). I am Spanish and I can say...”

Maria N., Chicago

About the chef

Kwame Onwuachi

13 lessons•29 recipes•5.5 hours

Kwame Onwuachi started peeling shrimp and stirring roux at 5 years old in his mother’s catering kitchen in the Bronx. The James Beard Award-winning chef has received many accolades since then, including FOOD & WINE’S Best New Chef, Esquire Magazine’s 2019 Chef of the Year, 30 Under 30 honoree by both Forbes and Zagat, and has appeared on Bravo’s Top Chef as both a contestant and judge. In his class, Onwuachi embraces the richness of Afro-Caribbean culture and cuisine, and teaches students how to cook his favorite Jamaican recipes.

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