Fast & Fabulous: Snapper Veracruz

Fast & Fabulous: Snapper Veracruz

Here’s a seafood dish (Pescado a la Veracruzana) that’s fast, healthy, and has just enough spice to really zap up your taste buds. If you line-up and prepare your ingredients just before cooking, this recipe will fly from your kitchen to your family’s plates before you know it!

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SNAPPER VERACRUZ
Serves: 4

Ingredients
4 red snapper filets
Salt and freshly ground blackpepper to taste
2 TBSP vegetable oil
2 TBSP chopped garlic (about 7-8 cloves)
4 red tomatoes, diced (about 4 cups)
1 white onion, diced (about 1 cup)
1 jalapeño peppers, stemmed, seeded and diced
1 bay leaves
1 TSP dried oregano
5 sprigs fresh thyme (1 TSP)
¼ cup sliced green olives
1 lime, juiced

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 450°F.
  2. Season the fish with salt and black pepper to taste. Place the fish in a roasting pan.
  3. In a large sauté pan over medium heat, add oil and gently cook the garlic until lightly browned. Add tomatoes,onion, jalapeños, bay leaves, oregano and thyme, and cook until the onions are translucent, stirring frequently. Add the olives and lime juice; season with salt to taste.
  4. Add the sauce to the fish and bake for 8 minutes or until the fish is cooked.
  5. Serve with Arroz Blanco.

Here’s another delicious seafood recipe from Mamiverse Food!

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Churros with Chocolate Sauce (Fritters with Chocolate Sauce)

Ingredients:

½ c granulated sugar

2 t ground cinnamon

2 eggs

2 c water

½ c diced butter

½ t salt

1 T baking powder

1 c pastry flour

Vegetable oil, for frying

Instructions:

For the churros:

  1. In a shallow plate, combine the sugar and cinnamon making sure it is evenly mixed and set aside.
  2. In a small bowl, beat the eggs and set aside.
  3. In a medium size saucepan over medium heat, combine the water, butter, salt, and sugar. Bring to full boil to melt the butter, stirring continuously to make sure the salt is dissolved and everything is well mixed.
  4. Combine the flour and baking powder in the bowl of an electric mixer. Add the water on low speed, mixing slowly to get firm dough. Add eggs and mix until they are fully incorporate into the dough.
  5. Place the dough in the bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
  6. In a medium size sauce pan or deep fryer, add enough oil to have depth of at least two inches. Heat the oil to a temperature of 350°F. Line a large plate or baking sheet with paper towels.
  7. Fill a pastry bag fitted with 1/2-inch star tip with the chilled dough. Carefully squeeze the dough into the heated oil making 5 inch long churros. Fry for about 2 to 3 minutes on each side, using tongs to turn the churros. Transfer the churros to the paper towels to drain the excessive oil then dust the hot churros with the sugar-cinnamon mixture.

For the sauce:

Ingredients:

2 c semi-sweet chocolate chips

1½ c heavy cream

Instructions:

  1. In a medium saucepan on medium heat bring the heavy cream to simmer.
  2. Add the chocolate chips stirring constantly until the chocolate has thoroughly melted.