Huachinango Enchilado Snapper Fillets Cuban Style Recipes

HUACHINANGO ENCHILADO (SNAPPER FILLETS CUBAN STYLE)

Steps:

• Saute onion, garlic, and peppers in olive oil over medium heat.
• Cook 6 to 8 minutes until tender.
• Add tomatoes, tomato paste, bay leaf, capers, olives, wine, salt, and pepper.
• Cook sauce for about 10 minutes over low to medium heat.
• Add snapper fillets and cook for about 4 minutes then flip the fillets and cook for another 4 minutes.
• Serve fillets over white rice and cover with sauce.

HUACHINANGO A LA VERACRUZANA (BAKED RED SNAPPER VERACRUZ)

Steps:

• Place fillets in a single layer, in a greased 9x13" baking dish.
• Prick fillets with a fork and sprinkle with salt and lime juice.
• Set aside to season, for several hours in refrigerator.
• Drain.
• Pour sauce over fillets.
• For sauce:.
• Saute onion and garlic in hot oil until tender.
• Add remaining sauce ingredients.
• Cook over medium high heat 5-10 minutes until sauce is well seasoned and some of the liquid has evaporated.
• After step #9 you would then bake for awhile, correct? Like at 350 for 20-30 min?

VERACRUZ RED SNAPPER: HUACHINANGO A LA VERACRUZANA

Steps:

• Clean the fish without cutting off either the head or the tail. With a sharp knife, score the fleshy part of the snapper. In a bowl, combine the garlic, lime juice, water, clove, and pepper to make the marinade. Pour the marinade over the fish and allow the marinade to penetrate the snapper for 30 minutes.
• Pour a tablespoon of oil into a hot pan and sear the fish for a few minutes on each side. Add the chicken broth and begin to add the remaining ingredients.
• First, add the sliced onion, bay leaves, and oregano. Next, pour in the fresh tomato puree, followed by the whole plum tomatoes. Add the pickled chiles, crushed olives, and capers. Season with salt and continue simmering for 15 minutes. Before serving, sprinkle the whole olives and chopped parsley over the snapper and serve on a large dish.

BBQ SNAPPER FILLET: FILETE DE HUACHINANGO SARANDEADO

Steps:

• Place olive oil, garlic, and seasonings in a blender or food processor and puree for 30 seconds or until smooth. Rinse fillets with cold water and remove any pin bones. Rub fillets with the seasoning mixture and place in a baking dish. Let marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Preheat a grill. Place fillets, skin side down, on hot grill and cook for 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Serve with a salad, grilled vegetables, rice, or tortillas and salsa.

VERACRUZ RED SNAPPER: HUACHINANGO A LA VERACRUZANA

Steps:

• Clean the fish without cutting off either the head or the tail. With a sharp knife, score the fleshy part of the snapper. In a bowl, combine the garlic, lime juice, water, clove, and pepper to make the marinade. Pour the marinade over the fish and allow the marinade to penetrate the snapper for 30 minutes.
• Pour a tablespoon of oil into a hot pan and sear the fish for a few minutes on each side. Add the chicken broth and begin to add the remaining ingredients.
• First, add the sliced onion, bay leaves, and oregano. Next, pour in the fresh tomato puree, followed by the whole plum tomatoes. Add the pickled chiles, crushed olives, and capers. Season with salt and continue simmering for 15 minutes. Before serving, sprinkle the whole olives and chopped parsley over the snapper and serve on a large dish.

RED SNAPPER (HUACHINANGO) IN VERACRUZ SAUCE

Steps:

• Season the fish with lime juice, salt and pepper and set aside.
• Sauce:.
• Heat oil in large skillet and saute the garlic, onion and poblano or green pepper until the onions are translucent.
• Add the tomatoes, cilantro, olives, chiles, sherry, capers, oregano, thyme and white pepper.
• Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Place fish in baking dish and pour the sauce over the fish.
• Bake at 375 for 15 to 20 minutes.