Caribbean Fried Mackerel with Banana

Name: Caribbean Fried Mackerel with Vegetables and Banana Recipe
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American cuisine
Ingredients: Mackerel 1; Lemon 0.5 (juice); Salt, black pepper, ground coriander to taste; Banana (slightly underripe) 1-2; Bell pepper 1; Garlic (young) 1 head; Cherry tomatoes 6-8; Olive oil 2-3 tbsp (for frying); Parsley and basil 2-3 sprigs

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60 mins

Caribbean-style fish with vegetables and fruit is an exotic and incredibly tasty dish of vegetables and mackerel with ripe banana added to the side.

For most of us, the word “Caribbean” goes with sailing ships, pirates, sea battles, one-legged Long John Silver, Captain Flint, a one-eyed parrot and pieces of eight.

The Caribbean region is several thousand islands of different sizes stretching from Florida to the shores of Latin America. No wonder the region’s cooking traditions are remarkably diverse. Having taken the best from the culinary traditions of the European conquerors (Spain, France, Portugal, Italy) as well as from the settlers, Caribbean cuisine became a blend of many cooking styles. It has long been an integral part of American cuisine.

The basis of Caribbean cuisine is grains, meat, vegetables, beans and potatoes, really everything found in any cuisine in the world. But local nature added its own bright colors to the culinary palette, creating a whirlwind of flavors and combinations: maize, exotic fruit, coconuts, bananas, sweet potatoes, chili and hundreds of foods whose names we’d never remember anyway. For example, fish with vegetables and fruit is usually an affordable, inexpensive sea fish with a colorful variety of vegetables and fruit on the side; fish with vegetables and fruit isn’t rare at all, it’s more of a tradition.

Caribbean fish with vegetables and fruit is cooked in the traditional way of the region, similar to the roasted vegetables recipe. The vegetables and fruit for the side are fried first, and then the prepared fish is fried in the flavored oil. Caribbean-style fish with vegetables and fruit is simple and tasty.

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Ingredients

2 servings

For the fish
Mackerel 1
Lemon 0.5 (juice)
Salt, black pepper, ground coriander to taste
For the side
Banana (slightly underripe) 1-2
Bell pepper 1
Garlic (young) 1 head
Cherry tomatoes 6-8
Olive oil 2-3 tbsp (for frying)
Parsley and basil 2-3 sprigs

Step-by-step recipe

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Preparing the mackerel

Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus), a fish of the mackerel family in the perch-like order, is mostly known here as a tasty smoked fish or sold frozen.
Everyone knows this fish: long, up to half a meter, with incredibly tiny scales, a blue-green back, a silvery belly and lots of black, slightly wavy stripes.
Fillet the mackerel. Thaw the mackerel. There’s not much to clean: the bones are few and large, the scales barely there, the head gets thrown away, and there are very few innards. So clean the mackerel, cut off the fillets and remove the bones.
Marinate the fillets. You’ll get two fillets; cut each into 4-5 pieces and sprinkle with a mix of ground coriander, salt and black pepper. Put them on a plate, drizzle with the juice of half a lemon and leave to marinate for 15 minutes.

Banana and vegetable side

The bananas should be slightly underripe so they don’t turn to mush when fried.
Fry the bananas. Peel the bananas, cut them diagonally into 5-7 pieces and fry in olive oil heated in a skillet over medium heat for 1-2 minutes, until golden. Transfer the fried bananas straight from the oil to a plate and let them cool.
Fry the pepper and garlic. In the same oil, fry the seeded bell pepper cut into large pieces, and along with it a head of young garlic cut in half crosswise through the cloves. Fry for 5-6 minutes, stirring. Salt lightly and add a pinch of ground coriander.
Of course, the garlic won’t have time to soften and will stay half-raw. Its job is to add extra flavor to the dish, if you like. By the way, you can also serve the fish with vegetables and fruit with garlic and peppers cooked in oil beforehand.

Frying the mackerel

Fry the mackerel until golden brown. Move the vegetables to a plate, and in the flavored oil left after frying them, fry the mackerel pieces.
Fry over medium heat, uncovered, for about 4 minutes per side, until golden.

Serving

Arrange the side. Put the fried vegetables on a plate, add the fried bananas and a few halved cherry tomatoes.
Add the mackerel. Put the fried mackerel on the plate with the side and drizzle with a little of the oil left from frying.
Sprinkle the fish and vegetables with finely chopped parsley and basil leaves.
Fish with vegetables and fruit is served hot.

Calories and macros

530 kcal

Serving ≈ 280 g

Protein25 g19% of kcal
Fat34 g58% of kcal
Carbs29 g23% of kcal

100 g186 kcalProtein 8.8 gFat 11.9 gCarbs 10.4 g

Calculated from the recipe ingredients, excluding salt and spices. Data: USDA and Matvaretabellen.

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