Catholic Recipe: Fish Veracruz

    INGREDIENTS

  • 2 pounds frozen fish fillets*
  • 1 cup chopped onions
  • 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 can (1 pound 13 ounces) solid-pack tomatoes
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 can (4 ounces) pimientos
  • 2 Tablespoons capers
  • 12 green olives
  • Details

  • Serves: 6
  • Yield: 2 pounds fish
  • Prep Time: 1 hour
  • Difficulty: N/A
  • Cost: n/a
  • For Ages: n/a
  • Origin: Mexico

Starting with frozen fish filet, the fish is baked in a tomato sauce. Easy and delicious.

DIRECTIONS

* Ocean perch or red snapper.

Defrost fish. Cook onion in oil until soft but not brown. Chop tomatoes; add with salt and pepper to taste; simmer 5 minutes. Place fish in greased baking dish. Chop pimientos; add with capers and olives. Pour tomato mixture over all. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Makes 6 servings.

Recipe Source: Cook's Blessings, The by Demetria Taylor, Random House, New York, 1965
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