Best Veracruz Style Tilapia Pescado A La Veracruzana Recipes

Abuelo's Tilapia Veracruz image

Provided by Molly53

Categories Tilapia

Time 15m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 tilapia fillets
1/2 teaspoon Lawry's Seasoned Salt
1 tablespoon clarified butter
1 teaspoon butter, Clarified
1/2 teaspoon garlic, chopped
4 scallops
2 shrimp, peeled
1/4 cup diced tomato
6 poblano peppers, roasted and julienned into 1/4-inch pieces
1 dash Lawry's Seasoned Salt
1 tablespoon white wine
1/4 cup major peter's bloody mary mix
1 guero chile
2 green olives, sliced

Steps:

Season 2 Tilapia filets with Lawry's seasoned salt.
Place 1 tablespoon clarified butter in sauté pan.
Preheat pan over medium flame.
Place Tilapia filets in sauté pan with the skin side facing up.
Sauté for 1 minute.
Turn filets and place in oven at 400F for 2 minutes to finish.
Prepare Veracruz sauce and ladle sauce over fish, leaving the ends of the fish exposed.
For the sauce:.
Heat butter over medium heat.
Add garlic, scallops and shrimp.
Saute for 1 minute.
Add tomatoes, poblano strips and seasoning. Continue cooking for 30 seconds.
Add white wine to mixture and reduce.
Add Bloody Mary Mix, chile guero and olives. Continue cooking for 1 minute.
Remove from flame and pour over fish.
Note: Make sure the edges of the fish are not covered with sauce. Sauce should be bright and loose, not thick and dry.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 379.9, Fat 14.7, SaturatedFat 6.1, Cholesterol 97.6, Sodium 301.2, Carbohydrate 30.8, Fiber 11.7, Sugar 1.8, Protein 36.4

Veracruz Red Snapper: Huachinango a la Veracruzana image

Provided by Food Network

Categories main-dish

Time 1h15m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

One 3.3-pound/1 1/2-kilogram whole red snapper, cleaned and scaled
3 cloves garlic, chopped
2 limes, juiced
2 tablespoons water
Pinch clove
Pinch pepper
Vegetable oil, for sauteing
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 onion, sliced
2 bay leaves
2 pinches dried oregano
1/2 cup freshly made tomato puree (water, tomatoes, and a dash of olive oil)
4 plum tomatoes
6 pickled chiles
8 green olives pitted and crushed, plus 12 green olives, whole
1 tablespoon capers
Salt
3 tablespoons chopped parsley

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.

Veracruz Red Snapper: Huachinango a la Veracruzana image

Provided by Food Network

Categories main-dish

Time 1h15m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

One 3.3-pound/1 1/2-kilogram whole red snapper, cleaned and scaled
3 cloves garlic, chopped
2 limes, juiced
2 tablespoons water
Pinch clove
Pinch pepper
Vegetable oil, for sauteing
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 onion, sliced
2 bay leaves
2 pinches dried oregano
1/2 cup freshly made tomato puree (water, tomatoes, and a dash of olive oil)
4 plum tomatoes
6 pickled chiles
8 green olives pitted and crushed, plus 12 green olives, whole
1 tablespoon capers
Salt
3 tablespoons chopped parsley

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.