Veracruz Red Snapper
Huachinango a la Veracruzana
1 whole red snapper
4 tomatoes
12 olives,
pitted and halved
6 chiles largos
1 onion, sliced
2 cloves of garlic,
chopped
2 laurel leaves
1 pinch of oregano
2 teaspoons of lime juice
oil
salt
Clean the fish
without cutting off either
the head or the tail.
With a fork,
make several holes
on both sides
of the fish and
season it with salt
and lime juice.
Let it season
for a half hour.
Fry approximately
10 minutes
in the onion, garlic,
tomato, laurel oregano
and salt.
Place the fish
in a casserole dish.
Add the tomato sauce,
chilis, olives,
and sliced onions.
Bake on a medium
temperature until the
fish is well cooked.
Serve with white rice.
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