Red Snapper Veracruz Recipe
Ingredients
| 6 red snapper fillets (8 to 10 ounces or 225 to 285 g each) | ||
| Salt | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Pepper | 1/8 Teaspoon | |
| All purpose flour | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Olive oil | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Garlic | 3 Clove (5gm), sliced | |
| 2 medium white onions, cut lengthwise into thin slivers | ||
| Peeled plum tomatoes | 1 1/2 Pound, finely chopped | |
| Tomato juice | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Lime juice | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Pimiento | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), stuffed | |
| 1 or 2 pickled jalapeno chilies, seeded, finely chopped | ||
| Capers | 1 Tablespoon, drained | |
| Bay Leaf | 1 | |
| Red-skinned potatoes | 3 Pound | |
| Chopped fresh coriander | ||
Directions
1. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Dip in flour to coat both sides; shake off excess.
2. Heat oil in 12-inch (30-cm) skillet over medium heat until hot. Add garlic; cook, stirring frequently, until golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove garlic with slotted spoon and discard.
3. Add as many fillets to skillet as will fit in single layer without crowding. Cook over medium heat, turning once, until light brown, about 2 minutes per side; remove to plate. Repeat with remaining fillets.
4. Add onions to skillet; saute over medium heat until soft, about 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, tomato juice, lime juice, olives, chilies, capers and bay leaf. Heat over high heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, 15 minutes.
5. Add any juices which have collected from fish on plate to skillet. Cook sauce, uncovered, over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf.
6. Add fish to skillet. Spoon sauce over fish; reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, just until fish are opaque throughout, 3 to 5 minutes
2. Heat oil in 12-inch (30-cm) skillet over medium heat until hot. Add garlic; cook, stirring frequently, until golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove garlic with slotted spoon and discard.
3. Add as many fillets to skillet as will fit in single layer without crowding. Cook over medium heat, turning once, until light brown, about 2 minutes per side; remove to plate. Repeat with remaining fillets.
4. Add onions to skillet; saute over medium heat until soft, about 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, tomato juice, lime juice, olives, chilies, capers and bay leaf. Heat over high heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, 15 minutes.
5. Add any juices which have collected from fish on plate to skillet. Cook sauce, uncovered, over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf.
6. Add fish to skillet. Spoon sauce over fish; reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, just until fish are opaque throughout, 3 to 5 minutes
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