Jamaican Baked Fish Recipe

Step by step method

• 1

  Pre-heat oven to 190°C/375°F.

• 2

  In a large saucepan melt 2 Tbsps. margarine. Add scotch bonnet pepper, chopped thyme, garlic and onion and sauté for 1 minute. Add rice, stock and tomato juice, stir well. Cover and leave to simmer over flames for 25 minutes or until rice grains are tender. Set aside.

• 3

  In a large bowl place diced tomato, corn, parsley and cooked rice. Combine well.

• 4

  Clean and wash fish in a solution of vinegar and water. Make diagonal cuts on sides of fish. Season with fish seasoning, rub inside and outside of fish using 1 Tbsp. margarine, then stuff fish with rice mixture.

• 5

  Using remainder of margarine, grease aluminum foil, wrap stuffed fish in the prepared foil, place on a baking tray and bake for about an hour.

• 6

  Serve fish on a platter, drizzled with fish and meat Sauce.