🍛 Jamaican Brown Stew Fish

📋 Ingredients

For the Fish:

• 2 whole snapper or sea bream (cleaned and scaled)
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp fish seasoning or all-purpose seasoning
• 1 lime or lemon (for cleaning the fish)
• ½ cup vegetable oil (for frying)
• 4 pimento seeds (allspice)
• 2 garlic cloves (smashed)
• 1 Scotch bonnet pepper (whole or sliced)

For the Stew Sauce:

• 1 onion (sliced)
• 1 bell pepper (sliced)
• 1 tomato (chopped)
• 2 scallions (chopped)
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 1 tbsp ketchup
• 1 tbsp browning sauce
• ½ cup water
• 1 tsp cornstarch (optional, for thickening)
• Salt and pepper to taste