Does anyone have a basic escovitch sauce recipe they use?

I am looking for a recipe with vinegar, onion, scotch bonnet, carrots, pimento, salt.

The recipes I find online just say add vinegar and other ingredients but they don't say how much.

I also wonder how long it will last in the fridge.
A few weeks?

This is how I dweet, but sorry, no exact measurements. Fry the fish till crisp....pour off MOST of the oil (leave just enough to saute the vegs lightly), remove fish to plate, throw in your cut up sweet & hot peppers, sliced onions & garlic & julienned carrots (actually I add the carrots first & saute a minute, because they take longer to cook)....saute for a few min. on med. heat, pour in some vinegar (I just eyeball the amount...maybe 1/2-3/4 c. depending on how much oil is there....stir well & remove from heat. Pour sauce over the fried fish on plate. I never make the sauce ahead of time, but while I'm frying the fish, so I can deglaze the pan with the vinegar.

Hope this helps!

this is how I do mine !!! Ive used this recipe for years !!

* 2 to 3 pounds fish fillets or steaks ,,,,,,,red snapper, kingfish,

* 2 large onions
* 2 medium carrots
* 1 Scotch Bonnet pepper, seeded and cut into thin strips
* 2 (or more) cloves garlic, finely minced
* 2 tablespoons peanut or corn oil
* 1 bay leaf
* 1 tsp dried thyme
* 2 tsp Allspice berries (optional)
* 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
* 2 to 4 tsp salt
* 2 to 4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
* ¾ to 1 cup cane or malt vinegar..... i used white vinegar
* 1/4 cup water
* 3 limes or lemons, sliced into wedges

* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/3 cup flour
* 1/2 cup peanut or corn oil
* 1 tsp whole black peppercorns (optional)
* 2 Tbsp lemon or lime juice

Directions

1. Heat 2 Tbsp of oil in a stainless steel saucepan over medium low heat. Add all the vegetables and garlic; the bay leaf, thyme, allspice & peppercorns (optional), crushed pepper, salt and pepper.
2. Sweat for about 5 minutes, stirring, or until the onion is soft and translucent.
3. Add the vinegar, water and lemon juice, stirring well. Cover the pan and simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the vegetables are tender.
4. Wash fish thoroughly in water with lime or lemon juice added. Dry thoroughly.
5. Combine salt and black pepper and coat the fish with this mixture. Pour the flour in a plastic or brown bag. Add the fish fillets or steak and shake to cover all over with the flour.
6. Heat the remaining oil in a large stainless steel skillet. (Don't use cast iron; the vinegar will interact and discolor the fish.)
7. Add about half of the fish pieces and fry until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes on each side.
8. Remove the fish to a large platter or to a serving dish. Keep warm.
9. Fry the remaining fish in the same way and transfer to the serving dish.
10. Spoon the hot vegetables and sauce over the fish and serve right away with lime wedges.
11. I have also heard you can cool to room temperature, cover tightly and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, and then serve cold. thats the way i like it .....with hard dough bread

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