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Red Snapper Veracruz Style

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A classic Mexican dish featuring red snapper simmered in a savory tomato, onion, and jalapeño sauce. Served with small new potatoes, this meal offers a balance of spicy, sweet, and tangy flavors. It is a hearty and aromatic main course perfect for family dinners.
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Difficulty: Intermediate
Servings: 6
Calories: 869.3
Description
A classic Mexican dish featuring red snapper simmered in a savory tomato, onion, and jalapeño sauce. Served with small new potatoes, this meal offers a balance of spicy, sweet, and tangy flavors. It is a hearty and aromatic main course perfect for family dinners.
Ingredients
  • 2 lbs Fish Fillets; *
  • 1/2 cups Pimento Stuffed Olives; **
  • 12 whole New Potatoes; Small, 1 lb
  • 1/4 cups Water
  • 1/3 cups Flour; Unbleached
  • 1 tablespoons Lime Juice
  • 1 teaspoons Salt
  • 1 whole Pickled Jalapeno Pepper; ***
  • 1/8 teaspoons Pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoons Sugar
  • 1/4 cups Olive Or Vegetable Oil
  • 1/8 teaspoons Cinnamon; Ground
  • 1 whole Onion; Large, Sliced
  • 1/8 teaspoons Cloves; Ground
  • 1 whole Clove Garlic; Minced
  • 1 whole Bay Leaf
  • 15 oz Tomato Puree; 1 can
Directions
  1. 1
    Heat oil or butter in a skillet over medium-high heat.
  2. 2
    Add Fish Fillets; * 1/2 c Pimento Stuffed Olives; ** and cook until golden brown and cooked through.
  3. 3
    Remove from skillet and set aside.
  4. 4
    Add Salt 1 ea Pickled Jalapeno Pepper; ***, Pepper 1/2 ts Sugar, Olive Or Vegetable Oil 1/8 ts Cinnamon; Ground and cook until tender.
  5. 5
    Return protein to skillet.
  6. 6
    Season to taste and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 6

Amount Per Serving
Calories 869.3kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 25.5g40%
Saturated Fat 4.6g23%
Cholesterol 113.5mg38%
Sodium 5042.3mg211%
Total Carbohydrate 91.5g31%
Dietary Fiber 12.6g51%
Sugars 13.5g
Protein 65.5g131%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: bay, boiling, cinnamon, clove, cloves, fillets, fish, flour, garlic, ground, jalapeno, juice, large, leaf, lime, main, mexican, minced, oil, olive
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