Steamed Fish Recipe

Serves 2

A comal, mentioned below, is a flat clay plate about 24 inches in diameter.

Ingredients:

  • 1 small garlic clove, chopped
  • 2 tsp onion, chopped
  • 1 tsp tomato, chopped
  • 1 tsp cilantro, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp salt, or to taste
  • 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/8 tsp achiote, dissolved in 1 tsp water
  • 1 lb whole fish - sea bass, scrod
  • 1 red snapper, mackerel
  • 1 banana leaf or aluminum foil

    • Instructions:

    1. Mix the garlic onion, tomato, cilantro, salt, black pepper and achiote together.
    2. Put half of the sauce in the center of a banana leaf or sheet of foil, place the fish on top, and pour the rest of the sauce over it.
    3. Fold it all into a package.
    4. Bake or roast the package in a comal or a dry skillet for 20 minutes.
    5. Turn the package over several times during the roasting process.
    6. Unfold and serve warm.