Veracruz-style Wrapped Fish

For a fresh meal with delicious flavor, try this Veracruz-style Wrapped Fish recipe, which you can easily prepare in a skillet. The wrapping of this fish is done with banana leaves to give it a better flavor. Just remember to soften the leaves so they become flexible and easier to handle. What would you like to pair with this fish recipe?
Ingredients
4
Servings
  • 1/4 cups Carbonell® extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 white onion, filleted
  • 4 cloves garlic, filleted
  • 6 tomatoes, poached
  • 1/2 cups tomato purée
  • 1/4 cups Carbonell® capers
  • 1/2 cups pitted olives Carbonell®, slices
  • 4 cups güero chile, pickles
  • 2 leaves bay
  • 1 tablespoon oregano, dried
  • 2 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped
  • salt
  • pepper
  • banana leaf
  • 4 red snapper fillets, 150 g each
  • parsley
Preparation
20 mins
20 mins
Low
  • For the sauce, in a skillet over medium heat, heat the Carbonell® extra virgin olive oil and cook the onion until transparent. Add the garlic and lightly brown, then add the tomato, tomato puree, and cook for 3 minutes.
  • Add the capers and pitted Carbonell® olives, the yellow chiles, bay leaf, oregano, parsley, and cook for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, remove and cool.
  • In a griddle, roast the banana leaves to soften.
  • Season the red snapper fillets with salt and pepper, place them on the banana leaves, and cover with the sauce you prepared. Close and cook in a pot with a rack and boiling water until the fish is cooked.
  • Serve the wrapped fish, garnish with fresh parsley, and accompany with white rice.

Nutritional Information

* * Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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