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Specially chosen recipes to make the best authentic Mexican food. You'll be a master of Mexican food in no time with these recipes!
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Tikin Xic
From 'Mexico The Cookbook' by Margarita Carrillo Arronte
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.