Pescado a la Veracruzana (Veracruz-Style Fish)

Description

Fish fillets are baked in a tomato sauce with onion, red peppers, capers, and green olives to create this Mexican fish dish.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, diced
• 2 pounds plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 cup tomato puree
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cube fish bouillon
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 2 bay leaves
• 20 pitted green olives
• 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed
• ¼ cup butter
• 8 large white fish fillets
• 6 pickled banana peppers, sliced

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 40 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 8