Description
I like red snapper for this, but any white, flaky fish will work. By the way, many Veracruz-style fish recipes call for pickled jalapenos, but I think there’s plenty of acidity in this from the lime and tomatoes, so I like the fresh pepper a little more.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ white onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon capers
- 1 tablespoon caper juice
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- ⅓ cup pitted, sliced green olives (such as Castelvetrano)
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 (7 ounce) red snapper fillets, cut in half
- salt and pepper to taste
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or more to taste
- 2 limes, juiced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion; cook and stir until onions begin to turn translucent
- 6 to 7 minutes.
- Cook and stir in garlic until fragrant
- about 30 seconds. Add capers and caper juice; stir to combine.
- Stir in tomatoes
- olives
- jalapeno pepper
- . Cook and stir until jalapeno pepper softens and tomatoes begin to collapse
- about 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in oregano.
- Drizzle 1 teaspoon olive oil into a small baking dish. Sprinkle in 1 tablespoon of the tomato-olive mixture. Top with 1 snapper fillet
- salt
- black pepper
- and cayenne pepper. Top with more filling and juice from 1 lime. Repeat with remaining snapper fillet
- seasoning
- and lime juice in a second baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until fish is flaky and no longer translucent
- 15 to 20 minutes.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Servings: 2