Huachinango veracruzano (good)

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2Jalapeno peppers
2Onions, chopped
1Clove garlic, minced
2tablespoonsOlive oil
1can(15 oz) tomato sauce
1tablespoonLime juice
1teaspoonSalt
½teaspoonSugar
teaspoonCinnamon
teaspoonGround cloves
teaspoonPepper
¼cupFlour
1teaspoonSalt
teaspoonPepper
2poundsRed snapper fillets, cut into serving pieces
¼cupOlive oil
¼cupSliced pimento stuffed olives
Parsley

Directions

Note: 2 lb. cod, haddock, halibut or yellow pike fillets can be substituted for the red snapper fillets. But then, it will be "Something-else Veracruzano".

Remove stems, seeds and membranes from jalapenos; cut chiles into thin strips. Cook and stir onions and garlic in 2 T. oil until onion is tender.

Add chiles, tomato sauce, lime juice, 1 t. salt, sugar, cinnamon, cloves and ⅛ t. pepper. Heat to boiling; reduce heat and simmer uncovered 5 minutes. Keep warm.

Mix flour, 1 t. salt and ⅛ t. pepper; coat fish with flour mixture. Heat ¼ c. oil in skillet until hot. Cook fish over medium heat until golden brown, turning carefully, 4 minutes on each side. Garnish with olives and parsley. Spoon sauce over fish. Posted to FOODWINE Digest 19 Feb 97 by Bill Jernigan <bjernigan@...> on Feb 19, 1997.