Brown fish stew

serves 4
ingredients
900g/2lb red snapper fillets
juice of 2 limes
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 tablespoon pimento berries
1 garlic clove, chopped
1⁄2 fresh red chilli, seeded
and chopped
2 onions, sliced
salt and freshly ground
black pepper
• Clean the fish, then rub with the
lime juice and pat dry with kitchen
paper.
• Heat the oil in a frying pan until
smoking. Add the fish and fry on
both sides until crisp and brown.
• Drain the oil from the pan, leaving
enough to coat the bottom. Add
the tomatoes, pimento berries,
garlic, chilli and onions. Season
with salt and pepper. Sauté until
the onion is soft.
• Add 350ml/12fl oz water. Bring to
the boil and reduce by half, then
cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
Serve hot.