Jamaican Hake Stew

With its fusion of flavour and spices, Jamaican food is known as a comforting cuisine with surprising kicks of heat and refreshing ingredients for balance. This hake stew expertly combines tangy tomato notes and zesty lime juice with fried onion & pumpkin for a unique and memorable eating experience.

Jamaican Hake Stew

with crisp poppadom & hearty pumpkin

Hands on Time: 20 - 40 minutes

Overall Time: 35 - 55 minutes

Ingredients:

  • Cooked Chopped Tomato
  • Fish
  • Fresh Parsley
  • Jamaican Fish Spice
  • Lime Juice
  • Line-caught Hake Fillet
  • Line-caught Hake Fillets
  • Onion
  • Onions
  • Poppadom
  • Poppadoms
  • Pumpkin Chunks
  • Tomato Paste

From your kitchen:

  • Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Water
  • Sugar/Sweetener/Honey
Photo of Jamaican Hake Stew
  1. BROWN THE VEG

    Place a pan over medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the diced onion and the pumpkin chunks until browned and starting to soften, 5-6 minutes (shifting occasionally).

  2. SPICY TOMATO SAUCE

    Add the tomato paste, the Jamaican Fish Spice, and cook until fragrant, 1-2 minutes (shifting constantly). Stir through the cooked chopped tomato, a sweetener and 200ml of water. Simmer until reduced and thickening, 8-10 minutes.

  3. CRISPY POPPADOM

    While the sauce is reducing, place a clean pan over a medium-high heat with enough oil to cover the base. When hot, shallow fry the poppadom, about 30 seconds per side. As soon as the poppadom starts to curl, use tongs to flip it over and flatten it out. Keep flipping and flattening until golden and puffed up. Alternatively, heat the poppadom in the microwave until crispy, 20-30 seconds.

  4. FLAKY HAKE

    When the sauce has 5 minutes remaining, submerge the hake pieces into the sauce and simmer for the remaining time until cooked through and flaking. Remove from the heat, season and drizzle over the lime juice.

  5. JAMAICAN ME HUNGRY

    Serve up a generous helping of the steaming hake stew and scatter over the chopped parsley. Serve a poppadom on the side for scooping. Get eating, Chef!

  • Onion - 1

  • Pumpkin Chunks - 200g

  • Tomato Paste - 10ml

  • Jamaican Fish Spice - 20ml

  • Cooked Chopped Tomato - 100g

  • Line-caught Hake Fillet - 1

  • Lime Juice - 10ml

  • Poppadom - 1

  • Fresh Parsley - 4g

  1. BROWN THE VEG

    Place a pan over medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the diced onion and the pumpkin chunks until browned and starting to soften, 5-6 minutes (shifting occasionally).

  2. SPICY TOMATO SAUCE

    Add the tomato paste, the Jamaican Fish Spice, and cook until fragrant,1-2 minutes (shifting constantly). Stir through the cooked chopped tomato, a sweetener and 400ml of water. Simmer until reduced and thickening, 8-10 minutes.

  3. CRISPY POPPADOMS

    While the sauce is reducing, place a clean pan over a medium-high heat with enough oil to cover the base. When hot, shallow fry the poppadoms one at a time, about 30 seconds per side. As soon as the poppadom starts to curl, use tongs to flip it over and flatten it out. Keep flipping and flattening until golden and puffed up. Alternatively, heat the poppadoms in the microwave until crispy, 20-30 seconds.

  4. FLAKY HAKE

    When the sauce has 5 minutes remaining, submerge the hake pieces into the sauce and simmer for the remaining time until cooked through and flaking. Remove from the heat, season and drizzle over the lime juice.

  5. JAMAICAN ME HUNGRY

    Serve up a generous helping of the steaming hake stew and scatter over the chopped parsley. Serve a poppadom on the side for scooping. Get eating, Chef!

  • Onion - 1

  • Pumpkin Chunks - 400g

  • Tomato Paste - 20ml

  • Jamaican Fish Spice - 40ml

  • Cooked Chopped Tomato - 200g

  • Line-caught Hake Fillets - 2

  • Lime Juice - 20ml

  • Poppadoms - 2

  • Fresh Parsley - 8g

  1. BROWN THE VEG

    Place a pan over medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the diced onion and the pumpkin chunks until browned and starting to soften, 7-8 minutes (shifting occasionally).

  2. SPICY TOMATO SAUCE

    Add the tomato paste, the Jamaican Fish Spice, and cook until fragrant,1-2 minutes (shifting constantly). Stir through the cooked chopped tomato, a sweetener and 600ml of water. Simmer until reduced and thickening, 10-15 minutes.

  3. CRISPY POPPADOMS

    While the sauce is reducing, place a clean pan over a medium-high heat with enough oil to cover the base. When hot, shallow fry the poppadoms one at a time, about 30 seconds per side. As soon as the poppadom starts to curl, use tongs to flip it over and flatten it out. Keep flipping and flattening until golden and puffed up. Alternatively, heat the poppadoms in the microwave until crispy, 20-30 seconds.

  4. FLAKY HAKE

    When the sauce has 5 minutes remaining, submerge the hake pieces into the sauce and simmer for the remaining time until cooked through and flaking. Remove from the heat, season and drizzle over the lime juice.

  5. JAMAICAN ME HUNGRY

    Serve up a generous helping of the steaming hake stew and scatter over the chopped parsley. Serve a poppadom on the side for scooping. Get eating, Chef!

  • Onions - 2

  • Pumpkin Chunks - 600g

  • Tomato Paste - 30ml

  • Jamaican Fish Spice - 60ml

  • Cooked Chopped Tomato - 300g

  • Line-caught Hake Fillets - 3

  • Lime Juice - 30ml

  • Poppadoms - 3

  • Fresh Parsley - 12g

  1. BROWN THE VEG

    Place a pan over medium heat with a drizzle of oil. When hot, fry the diced onion and the pumpkin chunks until browned and starting to soften, 7-8 minutes (shifting occasionally).

  2. SPICY TOMATO SAUCE

    Add the tomato paste, the Jamaican Fish Spice, and cook until fragrant,1-2 minutes (shifting constantly). Stir through the cooked chopped tomato, a sweetener and 800ml of water. Simmer until reduced and thickening, 10-15 minutes.

  3. CRISPY POPPADOMS

    While the sauce is reducing, place a clean pan over a medium-high heat with enough oil to cover the base. When hot, shallow fry the poppadoms one at a time, about 30 seconds per side. As soon as the poppadom starts to curl, use tongs to flip it over and flatten it out. Keep flipping and flattening until golden and puffed up. Alternatively, heat the poppadoms in the microwave until crispy, 20-30 seconds.

  4. FLAKY HAKE

    When the sauce has 5 minutes remaining, submerge the hake pieces into the sauce and simmer for the remaining time until cooked through and flaking. Remove from the heat, season and drizzle over the lime juice.

  5. JAMAICAN ME HUNGRY

    Serve up a generous helping of the steaming hake stew and scatter over the chopped parsley. Serve a poppadom on the side for scooping. Get eating, Chef!

  • Onions - 2

  • Pumpkin Chunks - 800g

  • Tomato Paste - 40ml

  • Jamaican Fish Spice - 80ml

  • Cooked Chopped Tomato - 400g

  • Line-caught Hake Fillets - 4

  • Lime Juice - 40ml

  • Poppadoms - 4

  • Fresh Parsley - 15g

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