Grilled Fish Havana Style Pescado De Habana Recipes

PESCADO AL CARBON: GRILLED FISH WITH SALSA FRESCA

Steps:

• Mix tomatoes, onions, cilantro, serrano chiles, extra-virgin olive oil, lime juice, avocados together in a large bowl. Adjust seasonings with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Let the flavors come together at room temperature for about 1 hour.
• Prepare grill and when coals are ready, coat fish fillets with olive oil, salt and fresh pepper and grill about 4 minutes per side (depending on thickness). Plate fish and top with salsa. Serve with grilled vegetables of your choice and rice.

GRILLED FISH HAVANA STYLE - PESCADO DE HABANA

Steps:

• Simply run all the marinade ingredients through the food processor, until onions are chopped fine.
• Place filets in shallow baking dish and pour marinade on top and cover.
• Marinate in the refrigerator for 2-4 hours, but NO LONGER! Otherwise, you will have pickled fish.
• Oil grill well, get it hot and ready or with a gas grill fully flamed and sizziling.
• Just before grilling, remove filets from marinade and pat dry with paper toweling.
• Rub a little olive oil on the fleshy side of fish and place on grill, skin side up just long enough to put some nice grill marks on the flesh.
• Carefully, use a steel spatula to flip filets skin side down.
• Flip the filets once and once only.
• Cover the grill and continue cooking until fish flakes with a fork.
• Keep an eye on them, so they don't burn.
• Salt and coarse black freshly ground pepper, to taste.
• 3/4 lb per person.