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Huachinango A La Veracruzana
Huachinango a la Veracruzana (Veracruz-Style Red Snapper) is a classic fish dish from Veracruz, Mexico. It has been called the signature dish of the state of Veracruz. It combines ingredients and cooking methods from Spain and from pre-colonial Mexico. The use of olives and capers give something of a Mediterranean flavor to the dish, and shows the Spanish influence. Traditionally, a whole red snapper is used, gutted and de-scaled and marinated in lime juice, salt, pepper, nutmeg Nutmeg is the seed or ground spice of several species of the genus ''Myristica''. ''Myristica fragrans'' (fragrant nutmeg or true nutmeg) is a dark-leaved evergreen tree cultivated for two spices derived from its fruit: nutmeg, from its seed, an ... and garlic. A sauce is made of onions, garlic, tomato, jalapeños, olives and herbs, and the fish is baked with the sauce until tender. Capers and raisins may also be used. If red snapper is not available, another type of rockfish may be substituted. The d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Snapper (fish)
Red snapper is a common name of several fish species. It may refer to: * Several species from the genus ''Lutjanus'': ** ''Lutjanus campechanus'', Northern red snapper, commonly referred to as red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic Ocean ** ''Lutjanus purpureus'', Southern red snapper, is one of several ''Lutjanus'' species called red snapper (or by the name ''huachinango'' in Mexico) or Pargo in South America ** Red snappers from Southeast Asian waters may be ''Lutjanus'' species such as '' Lutjanus argentimaculatus'', ''Lutjanus malabaricus'' and '' Lutjanus sebae'' * Several species from the genus ''Sebastes'': ** ''Sebastes miniatus'' ** ''Sebastes ruberrimus'', commonly referred to as red snapper along the Pacific coast of North America * Several species from the genus ''Centroberyx ''Centroberyx'', often referred to as nannygais, is genus of ray-finned fishes found in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean, with the greatest species richness off south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |