Huachinango en tostado (red snapper with tost

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1poundsRed snapper
1teaspoonSalt
1teaspoonLaurel
1teaspoonThyme
1teaspoonMarjoram
½teaspoonPepper
1Garlic clove
1tablespoonVinegar
2tablespoonsOlive oil
1smallOnion; chopped finely
3Tomato; peeled, chopped & drained
3Parsley sprig; chopped fine
10Olive; chopped
12Tortillas
¼cupShortening
Lettuce; shredded
Posted by: Charles Walstrom
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Directions

Cook fish in one cup water with the salt, laurel, thyme, marjoram, pepper, garlic and vinegar fifteen minutes or until fish can be flaked with a fork. Drain and shred. Fry in the olive oil for five minutes onion, tomatoes and parsley and then add the shredded fish and the olives. Fry tortillas in fat until lightly toasted. Spread on each a spoonful of the fish, a layer of shredded lettuce and sprinkle with the hot fat in which the torillas were fried.

Source: "Good Food From Mexico" by Ruth Watt Mulvey and Luisa Maria Alvarez