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Brown Stew Fish
Jamaican red snapper browned and simmered in an aromatic gravy.

About Brown Stew Fish
Imma Adamu’s Jamaican brown stewed fish follows the yard-style pattern she describes: seasoned fish browned before simmering in gravy. This profile selects her red snapper, fish-bouillon and chicken-broth choices.
Ginger, garlic, thyme and allspice season the fish and sauce. Brown sugar, ketchup and browning sauce bring sweetness and a deep brown finish, with hot sauce and Scotch bonnet supplying chilli heat.
The fish remains in pieces under a lightly thickened gravy with sliced bell peppers. Plain rice makes a simple accompaniment for the sauce.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Fish.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Brown Stew Fish
Imma Adamu’s Jamaican yard-style brown stewed red snapper.
- Red snapperProtein
- Fish bouillon powderSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- GingerAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- White pepperSeasoning
- Fresh thymeAromatic
- PaprikaSeasoning
- Green onionsAromatic
- Canola oilCooking medium
- OnionAromatic
- Hot sauceSeasoning
- Ground allspiceSeasoning
- Brown sugarSweetener
- Browning sauceSeasoning
- KetchupSeasoning
- Scotch bonnet pepperSeasoning
- Red bell peppersBase
- SaltSeasoning
- PepperSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Chicken brothLiquid
- LemonSeasoning
- Plain riceAccompaniment
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Red snapper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed
- Fish bouillon powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Fish option selected over chicken; exact full formula and additional allergens unprovided.
- Ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- White pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh thyme: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Paprika: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Green onions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Canola oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Hot sauce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual hot-sauce option; product formula unresolved.
- Ground allspice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader whole/form-unspecified allspice candidate.
- Brown sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Browning sauce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Exact commercial or homemade formula not supplied on this recipe; separate link not imported.
- Ketchup: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Product formula unprovided.
- Scotch bonnet pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Listed card101; method omits its exact addition point, unresolved.
- Red bell peppers: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Red option selected over green.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Generic additional pepper103/115; exact type unprovided, separate from explicit white-pepper marinade.
- Chicken broth: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader stock candidate, actual chicken broth branch over water; full formula unresolved.
- Lemon: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method-only108; selected actual lemon over lime/vinegar washing-tip alternatives.
- Plain rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Source16 actual plain white-rice option; full separate formula unprovided.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Jamaica
- JamaicaCatalogue link pending review
- Trinidad and TobagoCatalogue link pending review
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Jamaican Cuisine
- Vincentian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian Creole CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Jamaican CuisineCatalogue link pending review
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