Run Down

Name: Run Down
Yield: Serves 4 as an appetizer, 2 as a main course
Cuisine: Jamaica
Ingredients: Salt, freshly ground pepper; 1 tablespoon vinegar, preferably malt or cane; ¼ teaspoon thyme; 1 lb. Mackerel Fillets; 3 cups coconut milk; 3 tablespoons lime, or lemon juice; 2 cloves garlic; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh hot pepper, preferably red; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 1 lb. tomatoes, peeled and chopped

Fish and Tomatoes

Preparation info

Serves
4
as an appetizer

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Book of Caribbean Cooking

By Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz

Published 1973

About

Ingredients

1 lb. Mackerel Fillets
3 tablespoons lime, or lemon juice

Americas
Jamaica
Starter
Pescatarian
Caribbean
Gluten-free

Method

Pour the lime juice over the fish and set aside. Cook the coconut milk in a heavy frying pan until it is oily. Add the onion, garlic, and cook until the onion is tender. Add the hot pepper, the tomatoes, salt, pepper, thyme and vinegar, and stir and cook very gently for 10 minutes. Drain the fish, add to the other ingredients and cook until the fish is tender, about 10 minutes. Serve hot with b