Rundown

Name: Rundown
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 500g mackerel or other firm fish; 2 cups coconut milk; 2 tomatoes, chopped; 1 scotch bonnet, whole

Rundown/RUN-down/

Also known as: Run Down

About this dish

Fish poached in a reduced, spiced coconut milk sauce until thick and creamy.

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Ingredients

🐟500g mackerel or other firm fish

🥥2 cups coconut milk

🍅2 tomatoes, chopped

🌶️1 scotch bonnet, whole

Method

Serves 2

Simmer coconut milk over low heat, stirring occasionally, until it thickens and the oil begins to separate.

Add tomato, onion, and whole scotch bonnet.

Continue simmering until deeply reduced and fragrant.

Add the fish and poach gently in the sauce until cooked through.

Serve with boiled green bananas or dumplings.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Rundown, or run down, is a traditional Jamaican dish where coconut milk is 'run down' or reduced until oily and thick.

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