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Tikin Xic
From 'Mexico The Cookbook' by Margarita Carrillo Arronte
The name for this recipe is in Yucatec Mayan and is pronuced 'teekeen sheek'. It translates as 'dry fish' and is prepared in the Meso-American style:Ingredients:
- 1.5kg grouper, filleted
- Juice of 1 orange
- 1½ tsp Mexican oregano
- 2 tbsp achiote paste
- 4 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 large white onion, sliced
- 3 tomatoes, sliced
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 habanero chilli, membrane and seeds removed
- 2 yellow bell peppers, seeded and cut into strips
- 1 banana leaf
- Salt and pepper
- Fried plantains, to serve
- Refried beans, to serve (black or pinto)
- Red onion escabeche, to serve
Recipe:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Place the fillets in a shallow dish. Add the orange juice and oregano, and season with salt and pepper.
- Put the achiote paste and vinegar in a small bowl, and stir until dissolved.
- Pour the mixture over the fish and cover with clingfilm. Marinate in the fridge for 1 hour.
- Grease a large overproof dish with some of the butter. Remove the fish from the marinade and place the fish opened out in the dish.
- Spread with the remaining butter; then put the onion, tomatoes, bay leaves, chilli, and bell peppers on top.
- Wrap the fish with the banana leaf, then cover with foil and bake in the oven for 25 minutes.
- Serve with plantains, refried beans, and the red onion escabeche.
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