Made Tikin Xic Grilled Fish yesterday. Excellent! Amazingly I found achiote paste and bananas leaves at the India Food Store in Regina. Go figure!
Here is the recipe we used.
Ingredients:
12 oz. achiote paste (you can buy it online or in a Mexican Market)
4 fresh fish fillets (your choice fish such as grouper or red snapper with skin)
2 ripe fresh red tomatoes (sliced)
1 large white onion (sliced)
1 green bell pepper (sliced)
1 teaspoon virgin oil
1 small orange juice (buy orange that is tart and not too sweet)
2 limes (juice and a bit of the pulp)
Banana leaves for wrapping fish
How to Prepare: Blend the achiote paste with the orange and limes juice, add a bit of water to make a smooth thick paste to marinate the fillets with in both sides. Place each marinated fish fillet in its own banana leaf square; top each fillet with a slice of tomato, green bell pepper, onion ; then wrap and tied with a thin banana fiber (from center of leaf). Grill. Be sure not to overcook. |
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