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Tikinxic
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Ready In: 25 Minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
15 pieces lime, juiced
8 cloves garlic
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/6 package (3 5/7-ounce) package axiote (annato)
4 pieces fish fillets, any bones removed
1 banana leaf
3 pieces sliced green peppers
1 piece sliced red onion
3 pieces sliced tomatoes
grilled green beans, for service, optional
cooked rice, for service, optional
Directions:
1. For the Axiote sauce:
2. Stir the lime juice with garlic, salt, pepper and axiote. Set aside.
3. For the fish:
4. Marinate each fish fillet in axiote sauce for 5 minutes.
5. Open the banana leaf, cut it in 4 pieces and equally place some of the vegetables and fish. Close it up as if it were a package and bake in a preheated 330 degree F oven for 4 minutes on each side.
6. Serve it with grilled green beans and rice, if desired
7. This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.
By RecipeOfHealth.com