Fish Veracruz Recipe
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Ingredients:
White-fleshed fish fillets -- 2 pounds (i.e. tilapia, cod, flounder, snapper)
Limes, juice only -- 2
Salt -- 1 teaspoon
Oil -- 2 tablespoons
Onion, sliced -- 1
Garlic, minced -- 2-3 cloves
Tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped -- 3 cups
Stock or water -- 1 cup
Green olives, pitted -- 1/3 cup
Parsley, minced -- 3 tablespoons
Dried oregano -- 2 teaspoons
Bay leaf -- 1
Capers (optional), rinsed -- 1 tablespoon
Pickled jalapeño peppers (optional), sliced into rounds -- 2-3 each
Cinnamon stick (optional) -- 1
Whole cloves (optional) -- 2-3
Salt and pepper -- to taste
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Directions:Add the fish, lime juice and salt to a large bowl and marinate for 30 minutes to an hour.
While fish is marinating, heat the oil over medium flame in a large pot or skillet. Add the onions and sauté until translucent. Add garlic and continue sautéing for another minute.
Add remaining ingredients except for the fish, reduce heat to low and simmer for 10-15 minutes to meld flavors and reduce the sauce somewhat. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Add the fish fillets and cover them with some of the sauce. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until fish is cooked through, 8-12 minutes. Serve with rice.
Variations
Red snapper is the fish most commonly used for this dish, but any firm white fish fillet will do. In Mexico, the fish is sometimes left whole for this preparation.
Notes
Be careful how much salt you add to this dish. The olives and capers will add their own salt to the sauce, and it is easy to overdo it. Wait until the sauce has simmered for a while before you season it. |
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Notes: (Mexican fish Veracruz-style)
Pescado à la veracruzana is one of the most famous dishes of Veracruz on the Caribbean coast of eastern Mexico. The ingredients and seasonings show a strong Spanish influence
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