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Fish En Escabeche
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 0 Minutes
Servings: 12
Ingredients:
1 lb orange roughy fillets (firm) or 1 lb haddock fillets (firm) or 1 lb mackerel fillet, cut into 1/2 strips (firm)
1/3 cup lemon juice
1/3 cup lime juice
1/4 cup green olives or 1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon cilantro, fresh, snipped (if fresh cilantro is not available, use 1 t dried cilantro leaves.)
1 teaspoon oregano, fresh, snipped (if fresh oregano is not availabel, use 1/4 t dried oregano leaves.)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
12 stuffed green olives (with pimiento stuffing)
2 jalapeno chiles
1/4 cup onion, finely chopped, 1 sm
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 cup tomato, seeded & chopped
1 avocado, peeled & chopped
Directions:
1. Heat 3/4-inch of water to boiling in 10-inch skillet; carefully place fish in water.
2. Heat to boiling; reduce heat.
3. Simmer, uncovered, just until fish is opaque, about 30 seconds (DO NOT overcook or fish will fall apart); drain carefully.
4. Mix remaining ingredients except tomato and avocado in a glass or plastic dish.
5. Stir in fish carefully.
6. Cover and refrigerate 2 day, carefully stirring occasionally.
7. Just before serving, gently stir in tomato and avocado; drain.
8. Serve fish mixture on saltine crackers or tortilla chips, if desired.
By RecipeOfHealth.com