Crock Pot Snapper Vera Cruz Recipes

RED SNAPPER VERA CRUZ

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion in oil until onion is tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the tomatoes, olives, jalapenos, capers, bay leaf, salt, oregano and pepper. Cook for 10 minutes or until sauce is reduced by half. Remove from the heat; discard bay leaf. Keep warm., Sprinkle fillets with lime juice, salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes. Place flour in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, whisk eggs and milk. Drain and discard lime juice. Coat fillets with flour, then dip in egg mixture., In a large skillet, fry fillets in butter and oil for 8-10 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve with sauce.

VERACRUZ-STYLE RED SNAPPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion; cook and stir until onions begin to turn translucent, 6 to 7 minutes.
• Cook and stir in garlic until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add capers and caper juice; stir to combine.
• Stir in tomatoes, olives, jalapeno pepper, . Cook and stir until jalapeno pepper softens and tomatoes begin to collapse, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in oregano.
• Drizzle 1 teaspoon olive oil into a small baking dish. Sprinkle in 1 tablespoon of the tomato-olive mixture. Top with 1 snapper fillet, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Top with more filling and juice from 1 lime. Repeat with remaining snapper fillet, seasoning, and lime juice in a second baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until fish is flaky and no longer translucent, 15 to 20 minutes.

SNAPPER VERACRUZ

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add green pepper, onion, and garlic, and cook until pepper is soft, about 5 minutes. Mix in the white pepper, cinnamon, lime juice, olives, and chiles; cook for 2 more minutes, to blend the flavors. Stir in the tomatoes, and cook until thickened, about 10 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place the snapper filets into a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Pour the tomato sauce over the filets, and bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Stir in the capers just before serving.

SLOW COOKER RED SNAPPER VERACRUZ FOR TWO RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• 1. Combine all the ingredients except the lemon juice and snapper in the slow cooker. cover and cook on low 6-7 hours. 2. Stir in the lemon juice, and then place the snapper in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 15-20 minutes or until the fish flakes when tested with a fork. Serve Immediately .

CROCK POT SNAPPER VERA CRUZ

Steps:

• In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat and cook onions, stirring, until they're softened; add garlic, oregano, cinnamon, cloves and jalapeno peppers and cook, stirring, for one minute.
• Add tomatoes and clam juice and bring to a boil.
• Transfer this mixture to your slow cooker and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours or on High for 3 to 4 hours-- until the mixture is hot and bubbling.
• Stir in fish and lemon juice; cover and cook on High for 20 minutes or until fish is cooked through.
• Stir in capers and pour mixture onto a warmed platter.
• Garnish with sliced olives and serve.

FISH VERA CRUZ

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, boil the tomatoes, jalapenos, oregano, and garlic salt for about 8 minutes, or until tomatoes have cooked down to a liquid. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. *Transfer to a blender and puree until smooth. Return sauce to pan, add chopped onion and cilantro, and stir well. Heat through and keep warm until ready to serve.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat (you can use as little as 2 tablespoons oil to up to 1/2-inch deep). Season fish with salt and pepper and then carefully place in the pan; this may require adding the fish in 2 batches if your skillet is not large enough to hold all 4 fillets. Saute or pan-fry the fish until cooked on 1 side (fish will be opaque on that side). Carefully flip fish and continue cooking until cooked on second side and cooked through in the middle; the fish should be opaque in the middle. Cooking time will vary based on thickness of the fish fillets and the type of fish, but it should not take more than 3 to 5 minutes on each side. Transfer fish onto a serving platter or each of 4 dinner plates and top with the sauce. Serve immediately.

RED SNAPPER VERA CRUZ

Steps:

• 1. Thaw fish if frozen.
• 2. In a 13 x 9 x 2-in. glass baking dish, combine all ingredients except fish, shrimp and wine. Cover with wax paper or plastic wrap. (Make sure you vent the wrap.) Cook on HIGH in your microwave for 5 min. or untill vegetables are tender. Stir in shrimp and wine.
• 3. Place fish fillets on top. Spoon some of the sauce over fish. Cover and cook on HIGH about 10 min. or until fish flakes with a fork.
• 4. NOTE: This dish is great served with rice and BROCCOLI PARMESAN.

CROCK POT BLACK BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a heavy skillet, saute the onions in the olive oil until tender, stirring frequently, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 2 minutes longer. Add the cumin and cayenne pepper. Cook for two minutes longer to bloom the spices.
• Combine the onion mixture with the bell peppers, tomatoes, broth, corn, black beans, and Picante or taco sauce into a 4 to 5-quart slow cooker.​
• Cover and cook on low about 10 hours or until the vegetables are tender. You can thicken this chili if you'd like using a mixture of about 2 tablespoons cornstarch with 1/3 cup water. Add to the slow cooker, cover, and cook for 20 to 30 minutes or until thickened. If you have a newer, hotter cooking crock pot , cook the whole recipe on low for 6 to 7 hours.
• Serve with optional garnishes of your choice, along with tortilla chips for dipping, if desired.