Recipe and source notes

Pescado A La Veracruzana

6 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons Olive oil
  • 3 mediums Onions, sliced thin
  • 4 Cloves (large) garlic, peeled and lightly mashed
  • 8 lrg, ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and roughly chopped
  • 1/4 cup Chopped Italian parsley
  • 2 tablespoons Vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Salt (approximately)
  • 2/3 cup Sliced green olives
  • 1/4 cup Capers
  • 3 Canned Jalapeno chiles, thinly sliced
  • 2 1/2 pounds Fresh fish fillets

Make it step by step

  1. 1. Heat the oil in a large skillet or saute pan over medium heat. When hot, add the onions and saute about 5 minutes or until the onions are translucent, stirring frequently.
  2. 2. Add the garlic and saute 2 minutes.
  3. 3. Raise heat to medium-high and add the tomatoes, chopped parsley, vinegar, and salt to taste. Cook, stirring frequently, until most of the liquid has evaporated.
  4. 4. Stir half the olives, capers, and chiles into the sauce. Reduce heat to medium and nestle the fish fillets into the sauce. Partially cover the pan and cook until the fish flakes when prodded with a fork, turning once when they seem about half done. Remove to a serving platter.
  5. 5. Spoon the sauce over. Garnish with the remaining capers, olives, and chiles. Decorate with parsley if you wish and serve immediately.
  6. BEVERAGE: CARTA BLANCA OR DOS
  7. EQUIS BEERS OR RIOJA WINE.

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Adapted from Foodista by Alejandro Duarte, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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