DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Bahamian Boiled Fish
Grouper, potatoes and vegetables in lime-seasoned broth.
About Bahamian Boiled Fish
Alanna Rodgers shares boiled fish as a Bahamian comfort dish enjoyed across the islands. This home version uses bone-in grouper with potatoes, yellow onion and celery.
Lime juice gives the broth a zesty character, with garlic, thyme, cloves and goat pepper supplying the aromatics. Butter enriches the liquid, while cabbage and plantain are offered as optional additions.
The fish has a flaky texture beside the potato pieces in broth. White-corn grits are the selected accompaniment, providing a substantial partner for the bowl.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Fish, Celery, Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Bahamian Boiled Fish
Tru Bahamian’s bone-in grouper boiled fish.
- Bone-in grouperProtein
- Lime juiceSeasoning
- Yellow onionsAromatic
- Celery stalksAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- Ground thymeAromatic
- ButterCooking medium
- Whole clovesAromaticIngredient page not linked
- Goat pepperSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- PotatoesBase
- SaltSeasoning
- PepperSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- WaterLiquid
- White-corn gritsAccompaniment · Serving
- CabbageBase · Optional additions · Optional
- Plantain slicesBase · Optional additions · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Bone-in grouper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Listed grouper branch20, exact species not specified by recipe; contextual Nassau species not forced.
- Lime juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Yellow onions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Celery stalks: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Celery source-confirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground thyme: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader herb link; exact ground source form.
- Butter: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Selected actual offered butter, not margarine.
- Whole cloves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Exact recipe cloves retained; broad background allspice/bay leaf not imported.
- Goat pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual goat-pepper branch; botanical cultivar unverified, not silently Scotch bonnet/habanero.
- Potatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Unqualified pepper, no narrow botanical/type inference.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit pot liquid and conditional top-up20.
- White-corn grits: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Selected white-corn-grits serving branch over yellow grits or Johnny Cake; full separate preparation unknown.
- Cabbage (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Plantain slices (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit sweet addition20, ripeness not specified.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Bahamas
- BahamasCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Bahamian Cuisine
- Bahamian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.